Hacker Charged in Connection with DDoS-for-Hire ‘Rapper Bot’ Scheme

Federal investigators have dismantled one of the world’s most powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnets and charged its alleged administrator with orchestrating cyberattacks that targeted victims across more than 80 countries.  Ethan Foltz, 22, of Eugene, Oregon, faces federal charges for allegedly operating the “Rapper Bot” botnet, also known as “Eleven Eleven Botnet” and “CowBot,” which […]

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