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Prosecutors charge man who allegedly used botnet to take down X this spring

An Oregon man has been charged on allegations of operating a botnet for hire that conducted cyberattacks since 2021.

Oregon man charged in cyberattacks reportedly targeting X, formerly Twitter and government networks

Ethan Foltz, 22, of Eugene allegedly ran "Rapper Bot" that reportedly targeted X and conducted over 370,000 cyberattacks worldwide.

“Rapper Bot” malware seized, alleged developer identified and charged

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced charges against the alleged developer and administrator of the "Rapper Bot" DDoS-for-hire botnet.
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Hacker behind “Rapper Bot” DDoS-for-hire Botnet which carried out over 370,000 attacks arrested

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced law enforcement agents raided the home of Ethan Foltz of Eugene, Oregon, who ...

Eugene man charged in connection with global hacking network

Ethan Foltz allegedly operated Rapper Bot,used in over 370,000 cyberattacks including one against Elon Musk’s X platform in ...
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Eugene man accused of running largest cyber attack in years

A Eugene man is facing federal charges, accused of running one of the largest cyber attacks in years.The U.S. Attorney's Office in Alaska filed federal charges ...
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A 22-year-old Oregon man has been arrested on suspicion of operating “Rapper Bot,” a massive botnet used to power a service for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets — ...