U.S. officials seeking extradition of Ottawa man accused of record cyberattack
Jacob Butler, 23, is accused of helping run Kimwolf, a botnet linked to millions of compromised devices and servers worldwide.
- On Wednesday, Ontario Provincial Police arrested 23-year-old Jacob Butler of Ottawa, who now faces extradition to the United States on charges of aiding and abetting computer intrusion.
- Butler allegedly operated Kimwolf, a botnet utilizing a 'cybercrime-as-a-service' model that hijacked nearly 2 million IoT devices to launch over 25,000 DDoS attacks, causing financial losses exceeding $1 million for victims.
- Investigators linked Butler to Kimwolf's backend through operational security lapses, including overlapping IP usage across Google and Discord accounts despite his attempts to evade scrutiny using proxy and VPN services.
- Butler remains in custody pending a Tuesday appearance in Ontario Court of Justice; if convicted in the United States, he faces up to 10 years in prison, though sentencing guidelines may consider his youth.
- This arrest follows a March international operation where U.S., German, and Canadian authorities seized infrastructure powering Kimwolf and three related botnets that collectively infected over 3 million IoT devices, which remain persistent targets for threat actors.
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A 23-year-old Ottawa man is facing extradition to the United States after being accused of involvement in massive cyberattacks that affected more than a million devices worldwide.
Alleged leader of Kimwolf, a sweeping botnet for cybercriminals, arrested in Canada
Authorities arrested and unsealed charges against a Canadian man accused of running Kimwolf, one of the most far-reaching DDoS botnets on record, the Justice Department said Thursday. Jacob Butler was arrested Wednesday in Ottawa, Canada, and awaits extradition to the United States where he is charged with aiding and abetting computer intrusions and, if convicted, faces up to 10 years in prison. Investigators said the 23-year-old, also known as …
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