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](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. - [SocksEscort proxy network disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/socksescort-proxy-network-disruption) Criminal hosting and proxies, March 2026 Supporting source ### Organization roles 1 citation Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown. - [European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/socksescort-proxy-network-disruption) Coordinator, SocksEscort proxy network disruption Supporting source ### Infrastructure 3 citations Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on. - [34 domains](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/socksescort-proxy-network-disruption) Domains seized, SocksEscort proxy network disruption Supporting source - [23 servers](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/socksescort-proxy-network-disruption) Servers seized, SocksEscort proxy network disruption Supporting source - [Cryptocurrency wallet](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/socksescort-proxy-network-disruption) Cryptocurrency wallet frozen, SocksEscort proxy network disruption Supporting source [All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)