KimWolf DDoS botnet operator arrested

KimWolf DDoS botnet operator arrested

Canadian authorities have arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of operating the KimWolf IoT DDoS-for-hire botnet as part of a coordinated international investigation involving Canada, the United States, and Germany. The suspect, Jacob Butler (alias “Dort”), is accused...
RIPE 92 – Event Recap

RIPE 92 – Event Recap

RIPE 92 took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, bringing together ISPs, network operators, registries, and engineers for a week of working groups, plenaries, and a lot of hallway discussions. From FastNetMon, Outi Pietilanaho attended, splitting time between sessions and...
ITW 2026 – Event Recap

ITW 2026 – Event Recap

ITW is always one of those events where the telecom industry compresses months of conversations into a few very busy days. This week, Virgil Truica represented FastNetMon at International Telecoms Week 2026 in National Harbor, meeting with carriers, telecom operators,...
FastNetMon Advanced 2.0.379

FastNetMon Advanced 2.0.379

Release date: 31 May, 2026Version: 2.0.379 FastNetMon Advanced 2.0.379 introduces a major rewrite of IPv4 and IPv6 network loading and lookup logic, improving scalability, concurrency, and memory management for large-scale deployments. The release also enhances...
Taiwan Internet Week & TWNOG 7 – Event Recap

Taiwan Internet Week & TWNOG 7 – Event Recap

FastNetMon attended Taiwan Internet Week 2026 and TWNOG 7 in Taipei on 12–15 May 2026. It was a great week filled with impromptu meetings, technical discussions, catching up with friends, and conversations about where DDoS defence and network security are heading...