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Dutch Police Seize 200 Servers to Dismantle 17-Million Device Botnet
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Threat Intel

Dutch Police Seize 200 Servers to Dismantle 17-Million Device Botnet

Dutch authorities and the NCSC dismantled a global botnet affecting 17 million devices. Learn how the seizure of 200 servers impacts global cybercrime operations.

Runtime Rebel Intel
3 min read·May 31, 2026
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Canadian Man Arrested for Kimwolf Botnet Operations

Jacob Butler faces US extradition for operating the Kimwolf botnet. Analysis of the arrest, botnet infrastructure, and its role in the initial access market.

Runtime Rebel Intel
3 min read·May 22, 2026
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Threat Intel

US and Canada Charge Suspected KimWolf Botnet Operator

Authorities dismantle the KimWolf botnet following the arrest of a Canadian national linked to nearly two million global device infections and DDoS attacks.

Runtime Rebel Intel
3 min read·May 22, 2026
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Threat Intel

Kimwolf Botmaster Arrested: Impacts on IoT Botnet DDoS Mitigation

Canadian and U.S. authorities arrest the alleged operator of the massive Kimwolf IoT botnet, linked to millions of compromised devices and disruptive DDoS attacks.

Runtime Rebel Intel
4 min read·May 22, 2026
PowMix Botnet Targets Czech Workers via Randomized C2 Traffic
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Threat Intel

PowMix Botnet Targets Czech Workers via Randomized C2 Traffic

Researchers uncover the PowMix botnet targeting the Czech workforce with evasive randomized C2 beaconing to bypass network signature detections.

Runtime Rebel Intel
3 min read·Apr 16, 2026
Legacy Apache RCE and Hybrid P2P Botnet Resurgence Analysis
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Threat Intel

Legacy Apache RCE and Hybrid P2P Botnet Resurgence Analysis

Exploration of a resurrected 13-year-old Apache RCE and the operational shifts of a hybrid P2P botnet architecture targeting enterprise infrastructure.

Runtime Rebel Intel
3 min read·Apr 9, 2026
ComfyUI Instances Abused by Cryptomining Botnet: Mitigation
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Threat Intel

ComfyUI Instances Abused by Cryptomining Botnet: Mitigation

Over 1,000 internet-exposed ComfyUI instances are actively targeted by a cryptomining and proxy botnet. Secure your deployments now.

Runtime Rebel Intel
4 min read·Apr 7, 2026
TA551 Botnet Operator Sentenced: Analyzing Shathak Ransomware Tactics
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Threat Intel

TA551 Botnet Operator Sentenced: Analyzing Shathak Ransomware Tactics

Russian national Ilya Angelov sentenced for managing the TA551 botnet, a major facilitator of ransomware attacks via sophisticated phishing campaigns.

Runtime Rebel Intel
3 min read·Mar 25, 2026
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Threat Intel

AI-Generated Music Fraud: How Bots Siphoned $10M in Royalties

A North Carolina musician pleaded guilty to a $10M fraud scheme using AI bots and automated streaming accounts to exploit major digital music platforms.

Runtime Rebel Intel
4 min read·Mar 20, 2026
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CRITICAL
Threat Intel

Analysis of the Kimwolf Botnet and Threat Actor 'Dort'

An analysis of the Kimwolf botnet operator 'Dort', including retaliatory TTPs like DDoS, swatting, and the exploitation of undisclosed vulnerabilities.

Runtime Rebel Intel
4 min read·Feb 28, 2026
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Kimwolf Botnet Integration Impairs I2P Network Infrastructure

The Kimwolf IoT botnet has weaponized the Invisible Internet Project (I2P) to harden its C2 infrastructure, leading to widespread peer instability and network-wide latency.

Runtime Rebel Intel
2 min read·Feb 23, 2026