Authorities Freeze $3.5M in Crypto as Europol, DOJ Disrupt ‘SocksEscort’ Proxy Network

In brief

• Europol and partners announced the disruption of the “SocksEscort” malicious proxy service and the freezing of $3.5 million in cryptocurrency linked to the operation.
• The network allegedly compromised more than 369,000 routers and IoT devices and offered customers more…