Seriously? A *RapperBot* Botnet?
Right, so some 22-year-old genius decided it was a good idea to build a DDoS botnet called “RapperBot” – yes, you read that correctly. RapperBot. Apparently, he used compromised servers (because who needs permission when you can just *take* what you want?) to launch over 370,000 Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks. Three hundred and seventy THOUSAND. The DOJ is finally off their asses charging the kid with computer fraud and abuse.
He was apparently targeting gaming servers, VoIP providers, and schools – because ruining everyone else’s fun is clearly a viable life strategy. The whole thing ran from 2022 to 2024 before they caught him. Two years of this bullshit. They seized his infrastructure, naturally. Good riddance.
Honestly, the sheer audacity of naming it “RapperBot” is almost impressive in its stupidity. It’s not like he was trying to be subtle about anything. Just another script kiddie thinking they’re some kind of digital mastermind. The world is full of idiots.
Oh, and the servers were mostly located in France, Poland, and the US. Surprise, surprise.
Speaking of botnets, I once had to clean up a mess left by some moron who thought running a Rustbot on a university network was a good idea. Took down half the campus for three days. Three *days*. And when I finally tracked him down? He was complaining about his World of Warcraft ping. Some people, honestly….
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