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No SOCKS, No Shoes, No Malware Proxy Services!

Posted on August 2, 2022 by BrianKrebs

With the recent demise of several popular “proxy” services that let cybercriminals route their malicious traffic through hacked PCs, there is now something of a supply chain crisis gripping the underbelly of the Internet. Compounding the problem, several remaining malware-based proxy services have chosen to block new registrations to avoid swamping their networks with a sudden influx of customers. Continue reading No SOCKS, No Shoes, No Malware Proxy Services!→

Breach Exposes Users of Microleaves Proxy Service

Posted on July 28, 2022 by BrianKrebs

Microleaves, a ten-year-old proxy service that lets customers route their web traffic through millions of Microsoft Windows computers, exposed their entire user database and the location of tens of millions of PCs running the proxy software. Microleaves claims its proxy software is installed with user consent. But research suggests Microleaves has a lengthy history of being supplied with new proxies by affiliates incentivized to install the software any which way they can — such as by secretly bundling it with other software. Continue reading Breach Exposes Users of Microleaves Proxy Service→

TheMoon Rises Again, With a Botnet-as-a-Service Threat

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Tara Seals

A new module allows it to be rented to other malicious actors — and it’s likely other new capabilities are coming down the pike. Continue reading TheMoon Rises Again, With a Botnet-as-a-Service Threat→

3 Key Mobile Enterprise Threats in 2018

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Su Mon Kywe

As attackers constantly innovate new exploitation and evasion techniques, enterprise security teams are having to stay ahead of a host of emerging threats. Often, these threats have been encountered in other enterprises, and shared knowledge of these t… Continue reading 3 Key Mobile Enterprise Threats in 2018→

IoT Devices as Proxies for Cybercrime

Posted on October 13, 2016 by BrianKrebs

Multiple stories published here over the past few weeks have examined the disruptive power of hacked “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices such as routers, IP cameras and digital video recorders. This post looks at how crooks are using hacked IoT devices as proxies to hide their true location online as they engage in a variety of other types of cybercriminal activity — from frequenting underground forums to credit card and tax refund fraud. Continue reading IoT Devices as Proxies for Cybercrime→