911 Proxy Service Implodes After Disclosing Breach
Summary: 911[.]re, a residential proxy service that since 2015 sold daily access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers, announced it was permanently shutting down on July 28, 2022, after intruders abused an API handling account top-ups and then overwrote critical servers, data and backups. The closure came ten days after KrebsOnSecurity published a report on 911's pay-per-install schemes that bundled its proxy software with free utilities and pirated software.
Key Takeaway: 911 was described as something akin to critical infrastructure for cybercrime forums after competitors VIP72 and LuxSocks closed in the prior year, and forum users concluded no remaining alternative matches its scale - so its exit may bring a measurable, if short-lived, reprieve in unwanted traffic to banks, retailers and cryptocurrency platforms.
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