Lumen - Tagged - Security Boulevard The Home of the Security Bloggers Network Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:57:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://securityboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/android-chrome-256x256-1-32x32.png Lumen - Tagged - Security Boulevard 32 32 133346385 China Cyberwar Coming? Versa’s Vice: Volt Typhoon’s Target https://securityboulevard.com/2024/08/china-cyberwar-coming-versas-vice-volt-typhoons-target/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:57:30 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2029126 A Chinese flag flies on a high pole

Xi whiz: Versa Networks criticized for swerving the blame.

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]]> 2029126 Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort? https://securityboulevard.com/2023/07/who-and-what-is-behind-the-malware-proxy-service-socksescort/ Tue, 25 Jul 2023 21:20:55 +0000 https://krebsonsecurity.com/?p=60813 Researchers this month uncovered a two-year-old Linux-based remote access trojan dubbed AVrecon that enslaves Internet routers into botnet that bilks online advertisers and performs password-spraying attacks. Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort, which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online.

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