Category: Epieos

  • Who Runs the Ransomware Group ‘The Gentlemen?’

    Who Runs the Ransomware Group ‘The Gentlemen?’ A cybercrime group known as The Gentlemen has emerged as the second most active ransomware gang by victim count, rapidly attracting a talented pool of hackers through an aggressive recruitment strategy that promises affiliates 90 percent of any ransom paid by victims. This post examines clues pointing to…

  • Who is the Kimwolf Botmaster “Dort”?

    Who is the Kimwolf Botmaster “Dort”? In early January 2026, KrebsOnSecurity revealed how a security researcher disclosed a vulnerability that was used to build Kimwolf, the world’s largest and most disruptive botnet. Since then, the person in control of Kimwolf — who goes by the handle “Dort” — has coordinated a barrage of distributed denial-of-service…