An Oregon man was charged in a federal complaint on Tuesday for allegedly leading large-scale cyberattacks across dozens of countries.

Prosecutors said the network created by 22-year-old Ethan Foltz is "one of the most sophisticated and powerful DDoS-for-hire ...

Since at least 2021, the federal government says, the "Rapper Bot" DDoS-for-hire botnet launched "large-scale cyber attacks." ...

According to the criminal complaint, just between April 2025 and today, Rapper Bot was used in 370,000 attacks against 18,000 ...

The Rapper Bot network knocked out Elon Musk’s X social-media site earlier this year, cybersecurity researchers say.

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 ...

Ethan Foltz was charged by federal prosecutors in Alaska for carrying out large-scale cyberattacks on U.S. government ...

Ethan Foltz allegedly operated Rapper Bot,used in over 370,000 cyberattacks including one against Elon Musk’s X platform in ...

The US Department of Justice has announced the takedown of the RapperBot botnet and charges against its American ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced charges against the alleged developer and administrator of the "Rapper Bot" ...

Ethan Foltz, 22, is facing charges linked to what prosecutors say was his role as the administrator of the group conducting attacks in 80 countries since 2021.

Foltz and his co-conspirators have been accused of monetizing RapperBot by providing paying customers access to a powerful ...