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International agency release

Europol and international partners disrupt ‘SocksEscort’ proxy service

Europol, March 12, 2026. Recovered source URL from verification pass.

Source type
International agency release
Published
March 12, 2026
Research grade
P2
Used in entries
5

Bibliographic record

Publisher
Europol
Published
March 12, 2026
Source type
International agency release
Research grade
Source grade P2
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
Address
https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-and-international-partners-disrupt-socksescort-proxy-service
What it supports
Recovered source URL from verification pass
Dataset id
src_europol_socksescort_2026

How this source is used

Cited 5 times across 3 record types.

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

Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

Organization roles

1 citation

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

Infrastructure

3 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

  • 34 domains

    Domains seized, SocksEscort proxy network disruption

    Supporting source
  • 23 servers

    Servers seized, SocksEscort proxy network disruption

    Supporting source
  • Cryptocurrency wallet

    Cryptocurrency wallet frozen, SocksEscort proxy network disruption

    Supporting source
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