Europol and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a crackdown on the malicious proxy network SocksEscort, freezing approximately $3.5 million in cryptocurrency linked to the network. The operation, codenamed Operation Lightning, saw law enforcement agencies in 7 countries seize 34 domain names and 23 servers. Investigations revealed that the network infected around 369,000 routers and IoT devices with malware, providing over 35,000 proxy nodes in 163 countries. These were used for ransomware attacks, DDoS attacks, and scams like bank and crypto account takeovers. (Decrypt) https://www.(wublock123.com)/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=6&id=58050