No SOCKS, No Shoes, No Malware Proxy Services!
Summary: A seven-year-old proxy service called 911[.]re abruptly announced it was permanently closing after a breach let unknown intruders trash its servers and delete customer data and backups, following the earlier closure or shutdown of its top two competitors VIP72 and LuxSocks over the past 10 months. SocksEscort, a malware-based proxy network tracked by Spur.us that leases access to more than 14,000 hacked Windows computers, blocked all new registrations in response to the surge in demand, while 911 had advertised more than 200,000 IP addresses for rent just days before.
What you should know: The takedown of a few proxy services has produced a supply chain crisis across cybercrime forums, with users openly pleading for alternatives - a reminder that the infrastructure criminals rely on to hide their traffic is concentrated in a handful of providers, and disrupting them has measurable downstream effect.
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