Widespread impact of Socks5Systemz proxy service detailed

Attacks leveraging the Amadey and PrivateLoader malware to deploy the Socks5Systemz proxy botnet have compromised 10,000 devices around the world since the beginning of October, most of which are from India, the U.S., Brazil, Colombia, and South Africa, reports BleepingComputer.

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