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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Security Boulevard

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks.

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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Krebs on Security

Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks. SocksEscort[.]com com , is what’s known as a “SOCKS Proxy” service.

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Meet the World’s Biggest ‘Bulletproof’ Hoster

Krebs on Security

What follows are a series of clues that point to the likely real-life identity of a Russian man who appears responsible for enabling a ridiculous amount of cybercriminal activity on the Internet today. Image: Intel471. and Europe.