Now, an Oregon man—Ethan Foltz, 22—has been accused of being behind the powerful botnet. How powerful and destructive was it?

Authorities charged Ethan Foltz, 22, with one count of aiding and abetting computer intrusions. Police executed a search ...

Federal officials dismantled a massive botnet-for-hire operation linked to global cyberattacks and charged its alleged creator.

A Eugene man is facing federal charges, accused of running one of the largest cyber attacks in years.The U.S. Attorney's ...

US Attorney Michael J. Heyman for the District of Alaska described Rapper Bot as “one of the most powerful DDoS botnets to ever exist.” The attacks measured up to three terabits per second, and in ...

According to the Justice Department, the botnet's firepower typically averaged 2-3 Tbps per attack, with RapperBot's largest attack allegedly exceeding 6 Tbps. A DDoS attack averaging over 2 Tbps per ...

Noah Urban, also known by aliases including "King Bob" and "Gustavo Fring," was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years behind bars and ordered to pay $13 million ...

Federal authorities have charged a 22-year-old Oregon man with operating one of the most powerful cyberattack networks ever documented, capable of crippling major websites, including Elon ...

A man in Oregon has been charged with operating a powerful botnet, known as the "Rapper Bot," that carried out cyberattacks ...

Ethan Foltz, 22, of Eugene allegedly ran botnet that reportedly targeted X, formerly Twitter, plus US government networks and tech companies.

Rapper Bot allegedly administered large-scale DDoS-for-hire attacks averaging 2-3 Terabits in size, targeting victims in over ...