Experts link AVRecon bot to the malware proxy service SocksEscort

The AVRecon botnet relies on compromised small office/home office (SOHO) routers since at least May 2021. In early July, researchers from Lumen Black Lotus Labs discovered the AVRecon botnet that targets small office/home office (SOHO) routers and infected over 70,000 devices from 20 countries. Threat actors behind the campaign aimed at building a botnet to […]

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