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#2 The Hacker News general March 13, 2026 at 05:26 UTC

Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Botnet Exploiting 369,000 IPs Across 163 Countries

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

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International law enforcement dismantled the SocksEscort proxy botnet that infected 369,000 residential routers across 163 countries since 2020, generating $5.8 million for cybercriminals. The operation used AVrecon malware to compromise home and business routers, creating a massive proxy network for fraud operations.

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