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Authorities arrested a Canadian man accused of operating the KimWolf botnet, a massive DDoS-for-hire platform linked to large-scale cyberattacks worldwide. U.S. prosecutors identified the suspect as 23-year-old Jacob Butler, who allegedly used the online alias “Dort.” Investigators claimed he helped manage infrastructure tied to the KimWolf botnet, which reportedly infected more than one million internet-connected…

The Kimwolf Android botnet has grown into one of the largest malware operations targeting Android-based devices. Security researchers report that the botnet actively controls millions of smart TVs, TV boxes, and connected devices worldwide. Attackers now use these compromised systems to power large-scale cyberattacks and proxy networks. What the Kimwolf botnet does Kimwolf operates as…