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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

Krebs on Security

Malware-based anonymity networks are a major source of unwanted and malicious web traffic directed at online retailers, Internet service providers (ISPs), social networks, email providers and financial institutions. SocksEscort began in 2009 as “ super-socks[.]com SocksEscort[.]com form [sic] hackers on public networks.”

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