Federal officials dismantled a massive botnet-for-hire operation linked to global cyberattacks and charged its alleged creator.
Alleged developer behind botnet-for-hire identified
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced this week that it has charged 22-year-old Ethan Foltz, a resident of Eugene, Oregon, with operating the “Rapper Bot” malware network. Investigators allege that Foltz developed and rented the bot network to cybercriminals who attacked thousands of organizations worldwide.