Major SocksEscort proxy network powered by Linux malware taken down by FBI and other law enforcement agencies
“Operation Lightning” dismantles the SocksEscort proxy botnet 369,000+ routers and IoT devices compromised in 163 countries Law enforcement seized domains, servers and $3.5 million in crypto An international law enforcement operation called “Operation Lightning” took down SocksEscort, a malicious residential proxy network that counted thousands of devices and defrauded people out of millions of dollars. […]








