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Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Botnet Exploiting 369,000 IPs Across 163 Count - Stanley - Mar 22, 2026
Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Botnet Exploiting 369,000 IPs Across 163 Count
A court-authorized international law enforcement operation has dismantled a criminal proxy service named SocksEscort that enslaved thousands of residential routers worldwide into a botnet for committing large-scale fraud.
"SocksEscort infected home and small business internet routers with malware," the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said. "The malware allowed SocksEscort to direct internet
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RE: Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Botnet Exploiting 369,000 IPs Across 163 Count - shakur123 - Mar 22, 2026
Shows how fragile home and small business networks still are—millions of devices hijacked for fraud, and authorities are always reacting after the damage is done.