News report

# SystemBC malware turns infected VPS systems into proxy highway

BleepingComputer, September 18, 2025. SystemBC's persistence after Operation Endgame: Lumen Black Lotus Labs reports the proxy botnet maintains an average of 1,500 bots per day and has resisted law enforcement operations, including Endgame, which targeted droppers for multiple botnets including SystemBC..

**Source type:** News report

**Published:** September 18, 2025

**Research grade:** S2

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** BleepingComputer

**Published:** September 18, 2025

**Source type:** News report

**Research grade:** Source grade S2

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Not an official publication

**Address:** [https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/systembc-malware-turns-infected-vps-systems-into-proxy-highway/](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/systembc-malware-turns-infected-vps-systems-into-proxy-highway/)

**What it supports:** SystemBC's persistence after Operation Endgame: Lumen Black Lotus Labs reports the proxy botnet maintains an average of 1,500 bots per day and has resisted law enforcement operations, including Endgame, which targeted droppers for multiple botnets including SystemBC.

**Dataset id:** src\_bleepingcomputer\_systembc\_proxy\_highway

## Research notes

- By Ionut Ilascu.

How this source is used

Cited 1 time across 1 record type.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[SystemBC proxy network continued operation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/operation-endgame-wave-1)

Same operators, Operation Endgame wave 1

Later outcome

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