Overview

• Ethan Foltz, 22, was charged in the District of Alaska with aiding and abetting computer intrusions, carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years if convicted.
• DCIS took administrative control during a search of Foltz’s Eugene, Oregon home on Aug. 6, and partners have reported no Rapper Bot activity since as part of the Operation PowerOFF effort supported by major tech firms.
• Prosecutors say the service executed more than 370,000 attacks against about 18,000 victims across over 80 countries, and some customers used it to extort targets.
• Court records describe a Mirai‑derived IoT network of roughly 65,000 to 95,000 devices delivering 2 to 3 Tbps floods, with a largest attack that may have exceeded 6 Tbps.
• Investigators cite PayPal and Google account data linking the operation to Foltz, who in a recorded interview called himself the primary administrator and named a partner known as “SlayKings,” and he was summoned rather than arrested as the case proceeds.