Ransom Cartel Creator Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Ransomware-as-a-Service Operation
A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, sentenced Maksim Silnikau, a 40-year-old Belarusian national, to 16 years in prison on August 5, 2026,…
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TheMoon Malware: Used in 5socks and Anyproxy Residential Proxy Services
TheMoon is a malware family that infected years-old Linksys and Cisco routers, turning them into residential proxies sold by services like 5socks…
5socks: Residential Proxy Service Dismantled by FBI in 2025
5socks was a residential proxy service that used TheMoon malware-infected routers to provide proxy access. It was taken down by the FBI…
Anyproxy: Residential Proxy Service Dismantled by FBI in 2025
Anyproxy was a residential proxy service that used TheMoon malware-infected routers to provide proxy access. It was taken down by the FBI…
AryStinger Malware Infects 4,300 Legacy Routers to Build Reconnaissance Proxy Network
A new malware family named AryStinger, discovered by QiAnXin's XLab, has infected at least 4,300 legacy routers to create a distributed reconnaissance…