Operation Lightning dismantled SocksEscort proxy botnet exploiting 369,000 IPs in 163 countries, disrupting fraud networks ...

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.

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

Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Europe along with private partners have disrupted the SocksEscort cybercrime proxy ...