RapperBot, a botnet-for-hire blamed for hundreds of thousands of DDoS attacks, has been yanked offline by the Feds, who also hauled in its alleged Oregon-based mastermind.

Ethan Foltz, 22, of Eugene, Oregon, is accused of running the sprawling network, also known as Eleven Eleven Botnet or CowBot, which prosecutors describe as "one of the most powerful DDoS botnets to ever exist."

Between April and August this year, investigators say the Mirai-based RapperBot botnet fired off more than 370,000 attacks against some 18,000 victims in over 80 countries. The targets ranged from US government networks and defense-related services to social media platforms and Chinese gambling outfits, with some allegedly pressured for extortion payments.

Foltz was cuffed on August 6 when agents raided his ho

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