US, Europol disrupt SocksEscort network that exploited thousands of residential routers
2026-03-13T14:51:55Z•6cf921b9fdcda4280a36983be62bca059213c602f2f2f19d1804c620eaef46c6
Cyber National Mission ForceEuropolFBIFISAMicrosoft environmentOfcomSection 702SocksEscortStrykerUK ICObotnetchild safetycyber leadershipcyberattackincident responselaw enforcement takedownproxy networkresidential router malwaresocial media regulationsurveillance
What happened
Multiple cyber and policy developments reported: US and Europol disrupted the SocksEscort proxy service that sold access to residential routers infected with malware, used to obfuscate criminal actors’ locations. New data shows FBI searches of data collected under FISA Section 702 rose to 7,413 in Dec 2024–Nov 2025, up from 5,518 the prior year. UK regulators (ICO and Ofcom) ordered social platforms to make it harder for children under 13 to access services and expect immediate remediation and plan updates by end of April. The U.S. Cyber National Mission Force will get a new commander (Brig. G
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