Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The DOJ and Europol just took down SocksEscort. A residential proxy network that has been running since 2009. 34 domains seized.

Authorities have dismantled the major cybercrime proxy service SocksEscort, which exploited hundreds of thousands of residential WiFi routers.

"Operation Lightning" dismantles SocksEscort proxy botnet 369,000+ routers and IoT devices compromised across 163 countries Law enforcement seized domains, servers, and $3.5M in crypto An ...

Europol and DOJ dismantle SocksEscort proxy network that infected 369,000 routers globally, seizing 34 domains and freezing $3.5M in cryptocurrency assets.

The US Department of Justice and Europol dismantled SocksEscort, a malicious proxy network, seizing $3.5 million in crypto and taking down 34 domains and 23 servers globally.

Operation Lightning dismantled SocksEscort proxy botnet exploiting 369,000 IPs in 163 countries, disrupting fraud networks and freezing $3.5M crypto.

Operation Lightning sees international law enforcement partners shut down ‘SocksEscort,’ a major malicious proxy service used by cybercriminals worldwide ...

SocksEscort sold proxy services on the open web, but was actually routing traffic through compromised routers and internet-connected devices.

Law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe have disrupted SocksEscort, a malicious proxy service that facilitated criminal activities.

DOJ and FBI say they disrupted SocksEscort, a proxy built from hacked routers used in multi-million-dollar frauds.

Investigators said the service infected thousands of routers and enabled fraud including crypto account takeovers.

International cops stuck down 23 servers in 7 countries Cops from eight countries this week disrupted SocksEscort, a ...