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Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?

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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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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Surviving Stalkerware

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What role does technology play in facilitating intimate partner abuse? What role might the security industry have in identifying or even stopping it? Lodrina Cherne and Martijn Grooten join the The Hacker Mind podcast to discuss their Black Hat USA 2021 presentation. Vamosi: Ever get the feeling that someone is watching you. It's natural.