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The Record
threat-intel
March 12, 2026 at 21:19 UTC
US, Europol disrupt SocksEscort network that exploited thousands of residential routers
AI Summary
US and European authorities disrupted the SocksEscort proxy network that compromised residential routers and IoT devices across 163 countries, affecting 369,000 victims and generating $5.8 million for cybercriminals. The network used AVRecon malware targeting Linux devices to provide anonymization services to threat actors. This takedown represents a significant blow to cybercriminal infrastructure used to mask attack origins.
Relevance score: 90.0/100
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