Canadian Man Arrested for Operating KimWolf DDoS Botnet

📌 U.S. and Canadian authorities arrested Jacob Butler, a 23-year-old Canadian man from Ottawa, on charges related to operating the KimWolf DDoS botnet. Butler, also known by the online alias "Dort," was detained in Canada under an extradition warrant following U.S. federal charges for developing and managing the botnet. The KimWolf botnet is linked to attacks that infected over one million internet-connected devices globally. Court documents indicate the botnet targeted IoT devices as part of a DDoS-for-hire operation. No specific dates for the arrest or attack timeline were provided in the report.