US, Europol disrupt SocksEscort network that exploited thousands of residential routers

2026-03-13T08:51:56Zaac4da33b808ca0d15aa2f64e8e412aa09aceb8cb6674bde62d7637ed1e5972e
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What happened

A batch of cybersecurity and privacy news: US and Europol disrupted the SocksEscort proxy service that sold access to routers infected with malware to anonymize criminal traffic; the FBI’s use of Section 702 data increased (7,413 queries Dec 2024–Nov 2025); UK regulators (ICO and Ofcom) ordered social platforms to make it harder for under‑13s to access sites and to report plans by end of April; the Cyber National Mission Force will get a new commander (Brig. Gen. Matthew Lennox replacing Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock); and medical-device maker Stryker disclosed a global disruption from a cyberattack

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