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1 week, 3 days ago
China-Linked APT Expands Proxy Network With New Malware
Cisco Talos said China-linked APT UAT-7810 is growing its proxy relay network with new malware
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Proxy servers can mask network origins, filter traffic, and create security risks when attackers abuse them for evasion or unauthorized access.
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A proxy is an intermediary that sends requests to a destination and returns responses, so the client and destination do not communicate directly. A forward proxy represents users or systems making outbound connections; a reverse proxy represents an application or service to inbound clients and may route traffic, terminate TLS, or enforce authentication. This tag generally concerns these network components, not browser-based privacy tools alone.
Security depends heavily on configuration and trust boundaries. A forward proxy can enforce egress policy and provide useful logs, but an exposed or misconfigured one may permit unauthorized relaying, while proxy logs can reveal sensitive browsing or business activity. TLS inspection requires controlled certificate deployment and careful handling of decrypted traffic. Reverse proxies reduce direct exposure of back-end services, but access controls must not rely solely on them, and forwarded client-IP headers must be trusted only from known proxies. During investigations, proxy logs help reconstruct connections, but shared addresses and address translation can complicate attribution.
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Info Security Magazine
2 weeks, 1 day ago
FBI, Google Take Down NetNut Proxy Network Used by Cyber Threat Actors
The NetNut proxy network and the ‘Popa’ botnet are known to have infected devices with variants of Mirai DDoS botnets
Info Security Magazine
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Twenty Million US IP Connections Used by Proxy Services
Digital Citizens Alliance report claims that millions of Americans may have unwittingly had IP connections used by cybercriminals
Info Security Magazine
3 months ago
Mirax Android Trojan Turns Devices Into Residential Proxy Nodes
Security researchers warn of Mirax, an emerging Android banking trojan using MaaS, remote access and residential proxies to target European users
Info Security Magazine
4 months ago
Law Enforcement Dismantles SocksEscort Proxy Network in Operation Lightning
Operation Lightning sees international law enforcement partners shut down ‘SocksEscort,’ a major malicious proxy service used by cybercriminals worldwide
Info Security Magazine
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Google Disrupts Extensive Residential Proxy Networks
Google has taken coordinated action against the massive IPIDEA residential proxy network, enhancing customer protections and disrupting cybercrime operations
Info Security Magazine
6 months ago
DeadLock Ransomware Uses Polygon Smart Contracts For Proxy Rotation
A new DeadLock ransomware operation uses Polygon blockchain smart contracts to manage proxy server addresses
Info Security Magazine
7 months ago
Urban VPN Proxy Accused of Harvesting AI Chat Conversations
The browser extension Urban VPN Proxy has been reportedly collecting users’ AI chat conversations
Info Security Magazine
1 year, 2 months ago
Criminal Proxy Network Infects Thousands of IoT Devices
The criminal proxy network infected thousands of IoT and end-of-life devices, creating dangerous botnet
Info Security Magazine
1 year, 2 months ago
FBI Sounds Alarm on Rogue Cybercrime Services Targeting Obsolete Routers
The FBI has detected indicators of malware targeting end-of-life routers associated with Anyproxy and 5Socks proxy services
Info Security Magazine
1 year, 5 months ago
Astaroth Phishing Kit Bypasses 2FA Using Reverse Proxy Techniques
Astaroth is an advanced phishing kit using real-time credential and session cookie capture to compromise Gmail, Yahoo and Office 365 accounts
Info Security Magazine
2 years, 1 month ago
Chinese Hackers Rely on Covert Proxy Networks to Evade Detection
Volt Typhoon and other Chinese cyber espionage actors are relying on operational relay box (ORB) networks, Mandiant has observed
Info Security Magazine
2 years, 4 months ago
FBI Issues Alert on Russian Threats Targeting Ubiquiti Routers
The routers were hijacked to steal credentials, proxy traffic, and host phishing pages and custom tools