Authorities shut down SocksEscort proxy service, freeze $3.5M in crypto

Europol, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and other agencies have shut down the malicious proxy service SocksEscort and frozen $3.5 million in cryptocurrency linked to its criminal proceeds, Decrypt reported. The service had infected more than 369,000 Internet of Things (IoT) devices across 363 countries to steal assets from victims.