The Fall of ‘Dort’: Inside the Collapse of the Kimwolf Botnet and the Arrest of its Mastermind

In a significant victory for international cybersecurity, Canadian authorities have apprehended a 23-year-old Ottawa resident accused of orchestrating "Kimwolf," a massive Internet-of-Things (IoT) botnet responsible for record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The arrest marks the culmination of a high-stakes, months-long investigation involving the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the…

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The Fall of ‘Dort’: Global Investigation Leads to Arrest of Kimwolf Botnet Mastermind

In a significant victory for international law enforcement, a 23-year-old Ottawa man, identified as Jacob Butler—known in clandestine corners of the internet by the handle "Dort"—was arrested this week on charges of engineering and operating the "Kimwolf" botnet. The arrest marks the culmination of a high-stakes, six-month investigation into one of the most prolific and…

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