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US, Europol disrupt SocksEscort network that exploited thousands of residential routers
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Published 2026-03-12 16:19 UTCUpdated 2026-03-12 21:19 UTC
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Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Europe along with private partners have disrupted the SocksEscort cybercrime proxy network that used only edge devices compromised via the AVRecon malware for Linux.
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US, Europol disrupt SocksEscort network that exploited thousands of residential routers
The Record (Recorded Future News) · therecord.media · 2026-03-12 21:19 UTC
US disrupts SocksEscort proxy network powered by Linux malware
bleepingcomputer_all · bleepingcomputer.com · 2026-03-12 16:19 UTC
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