Threats & Adversaries · IoT / OT Attack
Law Enforcement Dismantles Global SocksEscort Residential-Proxy Botnet International law enforcement dismantled SocksEscort, a residential-proxy botnet built from compromised routers and IoT devices. Officials say it abused about 369,000 IPs across 163 countries and was rented to criminals for fraud, DDoS, ransomware and CSAM. Authorities seized 34 domains, took down 23 servers and froze $3.5 million in cryptocurrency.
8 sources · Mar 13
Timeline Sources Mar 13 The Hacker News
Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Botnet Exploiting 369,000 IPs Across 163 Countries
Operation Lightning dismantled SocksEscort proxy botnet exploiting 369,000 IPs in 163 countries, disrupting fraud networks and freezing $3.5M crypto.
original Mar 13 Infosecurity Magazine
Law Enforcement Dismantles SocksEscort Proxy Network
Operation Lightning sees international law enforcement partners shut down ‘SocksEscort,’ a major malicious proxy service used by cybercriminals worldwide
original Mar 13 Help Net Security
Authorities dismantle SocksEscort proxy network behind millions in fraud - Help Net Security
A global takedown disrupted the SocksEscort proxy network that infected thousands of routers and helped cybercriminals carry out fraud.
original Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-03-14
Every edition of this story: Law Enforcement Dismantles Global SocksEscort Residential-Proxy Botnet
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Law Enforcement Dismantles Global SocksEscort Residential-Proxy Botnet International law enforcement dismantled SocksEscort, a residential-proxy botnet built from compromised routers and IoT devices. Officials say it abused about 369,000 IPs across 163 countries and was rented to criminals for fraud, DDoS, ransomware and CSAM. Authorities seized 34 domains, took down 23 servers and froze $3.5 million in cryptocurrency.
8 sources · Mar 13
Timeline Sources Mar 13 The Hacker News
Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Botnet Exploiting 369,000 IPs Across 163 Countries
Operation Lightning dismantled SocksEscort proxy botnet exploiting 369,000 IPs in 163 countries, disrupting fraud networks and freezing $3.5M crypto.
original Mar 13 Infosecurity Magazine
Law Enforcement Dismantles SocksEscort Proxy Network
Operation Lightning sees international law enforcement partners shut down ‘SocksEscort,’ a major malicious proxy service used by cybercriminals worldwide
original Mar 13 Help Net Security
Authorities dismantle SocksEscort proxy network behind millions in fraud - Help Net Security
A global takedown disrupted the SocksEscort proxy network that infected thousands of routers and helped cybercriminals carry out fraud.
original Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-03-14
Every edition of this story: Law Enforcement Dismantles Global SocksEscort Residential-Proxy Botnet
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