Alleged Kimwolf Botmaster ‘Dort’ Arrested, Charged in U.S. and Canada

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Dude, get this! So, the Kimwolf botnet mastermind, "Dort," has officially been snagged by Canadian and U.S. authorities. This isn't just some minor cybercrime bust; this is huge. Apparently, Dort was running this nasty Internet-of-Things botnet that basically enslaved millions of 'firewalled' devices—think digital photo frames and webcams—to launch some absolutely insane DDoS attacks. We're talking nearly 30 Terabits per second! That’s seriously next-level distributed denial-of-service action. The kicker is that KrebsOnSecurity actually nailed the identity back in February, but Dort kept throwing shade and threatening the researchers who were trying to track him down. It seems like the classic case: the botmaster tries to keep his digital persona separate from his real one, but the evidence eventually catches up. The sheer scale of the attacks is what really blows the mind. They weren't just random pings; these attacks hit critical infrastructure, including the Department of Defense's address ranges. It sounds like Kimwolf was the ultimate proof-of-concept for how easily cheap IoT devices can be weaponized. My take? This whole thing highlights how much the 'edge' of the internet—the stuff traditionally ignored—is actually the weak link. If you can get millions of cheap cameras and frames running on your side, you have a massive, untapped attack surface. So, the botnet is seized, and the fallout is real. Time to see what else these competing botnets (Aisuru, JackSkid, Mossad) reveal. Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/alleged-kimwolf-botmaster-dort-arrested-charged-in-u-s-and-canada/