Canadian Man Arrested for Operating Kimwolf Botnet (securityweek.com)

• Arrest of Jacob Butler in Canada; US seeks extradition
• Operated Kimwolf botnet infecting ~2 million devices
• Botnet disrupted in March 2026 with international cooperation
• Simultaneous disruption of 45 DDoS-for-hire platforms

"Jacob Butler, 23, of Ottawa, Canada, was arrested on charges of operating the Kimwolf DDoS botnet. The US is seeking his extradition. The botnet, disrupted in March 2026, infected approximately two million devices and was used for record-breaking DDoS attacks."