The US Department of Justice has charged 22-year-old Oregon man Ethan Foltz in relation to his alleged involvement in the development and administration of RapperBot, a notorious DDoS-for-hire botnet.
Foltz has been charged with one count of aiding and abetting computer intrusions, which, if convicted, would lead to a prison sentence of up to 10 years. The charges were made in the form of a federal criminal complaint in the District of Alaska, but it's not just the DOJ taking credit for Rapperbot's dismantling—as Amazon Web Services appears to have had its part to play, too.
