--- title: Polish cops bail 20-year-old bedroom botnet operator description: Polish cybercrime authorities arrested a 20-year-old for operating a botnet to conduct DDoS attacks against websites worldwide, including strategically... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/polish-cops-bail-20-year-old-bedroom-botnet-operator-c8kliwnnn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Polish cops bail 20-year-old bedroom botnet operator | daily.dev og:description: Polish cybercrime authorities arrested a 20-year-old for operating a botnet to conduct DDoS attacks against websites worldwide, including strategically... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/polish-cops-bail-20-year-old-bedroom-botnet-operator-c8kliwnnn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/C8kliwnnn.png og:image:alt: Polish cops bail 20-year-old bedroom botnet operator og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Polish cops bail 20-year-old bedroom botnet operator **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Polish cybercrime authorities arrested a 20-year-old for operating a botnet to conduct DDoS attacks against websites worldwide, including strategically important targets. The suspect used C2 stresser and Command and Control Node machines, admitted to most charges, and faces up to five years in prison. Police seized his equipment and dismantled the infrastructure. This arrest is part of Poland's broader involvement in European cybercrime operations, with the country's cybercrime unit reporting a 30% increase in charges and detentions in 2025. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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