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Prosecutor release

Authorities Dismantle Global Malicious Proxy Service that Deployed Malware and Defrauded Thousands of U.S. Persons, Businesses, and Financial Institutions of Millions of Dollars in Losses

U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California, March 12, 2026. Establishes the seizure of dozens of SocksEscort domains..

Source type
Prosecutor release
Published
March 12, 2026
Research grade
P1
Used in entries
7

Bibliographic record

Publisher
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California
Published
March 12, 2026
Source type
Prosecutor release
Research grade
Source grade P1
Language
English
Official record
Official publication
Address
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/authorities-dismantle-global-malicious-proxy-service-deployed-malware-and-defrauded
What it supports
Establishes the seizure of dozens of SocksEscort domains.
Dataset id
src_doj_socksescort_2026

How this source is used

Cited 7 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.

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Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

Organization roles

4 citations

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

Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

  • 34 domains

    Domains seized, SocksEscort proxy network disruption

    Primary source
  • 23 servers

    Servers seized, SocksEscort proxy network disruption

    Primary source
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