US Edition'Rapper Bot' Hit the Pentagon in at Least 3 Cyberattacks
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'Rapper Bot' hit the Pentagon in at least 3 cyberattacks
The powerful “Rapper Bot” Distributed Denial of Service-for-hire botnet impacted the Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN) in at least three attacks between April and August — when U.S. government authorities gained control of the disruptive malware web, two officials told DefenseScoop. Federal prosecutors in Alaska charged 22-year-old Ethan Foltz on Tuesday for allegedly running the large-scale cyber operation since before or around…
A 22-year-old American hacker operated the botnet RapperBot, which launched 370,000 DDoS attacks in more than 80 countries, including targets such as X/Twitter and DeepSeek, and rented them out for purposes such as extortion.
22-year-old Operator of ‘Rapper Bot’ Botnet Charged for Launching 3 Tbps DDoS Attack
Federal authorities have charged a 22-year-old Oregon man with operating one of the most powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnets ever discovered, marking a significant victory in the ongoing battle against cybercriminal infrastructure. Ethan Foltz of Eugene, Oregon, faces federal charges for allegedly developing and administering the “Rapper Bot” DDoS-for-hire service, which has been conducting large-scale […] The post 22-year-old …
A 22-year-old man from the US state of Oregon is said to have stood behind one of the most famous botnets so far. Now, the supposed operator of the network "Rapper Bot" has been officially charged. (Read more)
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