Kimwolf DDoS Botnet Operator Arrested in Canada Over DDoS-for-Hire Attacks
Kimwolf DDoS Botnet Operator Arrested in Canada Over DDoS-for-Hire Attacks
22 May 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the arrest of a Canadian man in connection with allegedly operating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet known as Kimwolf.
In tandem, Jacob Butler (aka Dort), 23, Ottawa, Canada, has been charged with offenses related to the development and operation of the botnet. Kimwolf is assessed to be a variant of AISURU.
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