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US Helps Shut Down Proxy Service Used to Hack Thousands of Routers

SocksEscort sold proxy services on the open web, but was actually routing traffic through compromised routers and internet-connected devices.

14,000 routers are infected by malware that’s highly resistant to takedowns

Researchers say they have uncovered a takedown-resistant botnet of 14,000 routers and other network devices—primarily made by ...

How AI may have handed Iran’s proxies a map to US infra

BENGALURU: Within hours of US and Israeli strikes hitting Iran on Feb 28, over 50 hacktivist groups aligned with Iranian interests had activated on Telegram. Many possibly had no background in ...

The New Turing Test: How Threats Use Geometry to Prove 'Humanness'

Malware is evolving to evade sandboxes by pretending to be a real human behind the keyboard. The Picus Red Report 2026 shows 80% of top attacker techniques now focus on evasion and persistence, ...

Salt Typhoon is hacking the world’s phone and internet giants — here’s everywhere that’s been hit

Salt Typhoon is by far one of the most prolific hacking groups in recent years, breaching some of the top American phone ...