Botnet Blues: DOJ Unplugs RapperBot’s DDoS Dance Party!
The DOJ charged Ethan Foltz for allegedly running the RapperBot botnet, which DDoS’d more countries than a world tour. His digital mischief involved Wi-Fi routers and DVRs, hitting over 18,000 victims. RapperBot was finally unplugged, leaving Foltz’s hacking career on pause. Good luck explaining that resume gap!
Hot Take:
Looks like Ethan Foltz took the “internet of things” too literally and tried to take over the whole thing! I guess he thought RapperBot was the latest dance craze, but it turns out, the DOJ wasn’t a fan of his moves. It’s like trying to be the DJ at a party no one asked you to be at, and now the only beats he’ll be dropping are in a federal courtroom. Who knew the road from rapping to wrapping up in legal troubles was so short?
Key Points:
- Ethan Foltz, a 22-year-old from Oregon, charged for operating a DDoS botnet.
- Botnet known as RapperBot, operated with up to 95,000 infected devices.
- RapperBot executed over 370,000 attacks on 18,000 victims worldwide.
- The botnet was taken down as part of Operation PowerOFF.
- Foltz faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
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