Kimwolf DDoS Botnet Operator Arrested in Canada Over DDoS-for-Hire Attacks

Canadian man Jacob Butler arrested for operating Kimwolf DDoS botnet, a variant of AISURU used for widespread DDoS-for-hire attacks.

• •Kimwolf targeted and infected IoT devices like digital photo frames and webcams that were firewalled from the internet.
• •The botnet operators sold access to compromised devices using a cybercrime-as-a-service model to other criminals.
• •Infected devices were used to conduct DDoS attacks against targets worldwide, including U.S. Department of Defense networks.
• •The botnet issued over 25,000 attack commands and generated record-breaking DDoS attacks peaking at 31.4 Terabits per second.
• •Law enforcement disrupted the C2 infrastructure and seized 45 DDoS-for-hire platforms; Butler faces up to 10 years imprisonment if convicted.