Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

. “The malware has been used to create residential proxy services to shroud malicious activity such as password spraying , web-traffic proxying and ad fraud,” the Lumen researchers wrote. KrebsOnSecurity briefly visited SocksEscort last year and promised a follow-up on the history and possible identity of its proprietors.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2022

But some of them — like 911 — build their networks in part by offering “free VPN” or “free proxy” services that are powered by software which turns the user’s PC into a traffic relay for other users. We are reviewing every existing user, to ensure their usage is legit and [in] compliance with our Terms of Service.”

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

Riley Kilmer is co-founder of Spur.us , a company that tracks thousands of VPN and proxy networks, and helps customers identify traffic coming through these anonymity services. ” MRMURZA Faceless is a project from MrMurza , a particularly talkative member of more than a dozen Russian-language cybercrime forums over the past decade.

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