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Black & White Path
Black & White Path
Jul 25, 2026 · Information Security

Deep Dive into wp2shell: A Cross‑Platform RAT Attack Platform

Security researchers monitoring an open directory uncovered the full wp2shell platform, a cross‑platform Go RAT supporting 14 CPU architectures that combines a zero‑credential WordPress exploit chain with large‑scale IoT botnet deployments against Ubiquiti, D‑Link and Totolink devices, featuring fileless execution, post‑quantum TLS, and extensive persistence mechanisms.

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Deep Dive into wp2shell: A Cross‑Platform RAT Attack Platform
Black & White Path
Black & White Path
May 28, 2026 · Information Security

Inside the Arrest of the 23‑Year‑Old Operator Behind the World’s Largest DDoS Botnet

The article details the capture of 23‑year‑old Jacob Butler, known as “Dort,” who ran the KimWolf IoT botnet that infected nearly two million devices, launched over 30,000 DDoS attacks with peaks near 30 Tbps, and examines the botnet’s tactics, the legal fallout, and defensive lessons for the IoT ecosystem.

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Inside the Arrest of the 23‑Year‑Old Operator Behind the World’s Largest DDoS Botnet