DOJ and Europol take down SocksEscort network tied to crypto fraud

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Claim DOJ and Europol take down SocksEscort network tied to crypto fraud
AI inference Neutral · 50%
Generated 2026-03-13 13:59

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Original source

Law enforcement agencies seized 34 domains, 23 servers and froze $3.5 million in crypto linked to SocksEscort, a proxy service that hijacked 369,000 devices.

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Original article published by CoinTelegraph on March 13, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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