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Authorities arrest 23-year-old accused of running the Kimwolf botnet

  • Pierluigi Paganini--Securityaffairs.com
  • published date: 2026-05-22 13:57:49 UTC

Canadian authorities arrested a 23-year-old Ottawa man accused of running the Kimwolf DDoS botnet. The US is now seeking extradition. US authorities have charged 23-year-old Jacob Butler (aka “Dort”), an Ottawa resident, for allegedly operating the recently d…

Authorities arrest 23-year-old accused of running the Kimwolf botnet US authorities have charged 23-year-old Jacob Butler (aka Dort), an Ottawa resident, for allegedly operating the recently disrupt… [+4837 chars]