John Z Black

INTERPOL Just Sinkholed 45,000 Criminal IPs and Arrested 94 People Across 72 Countries

John Z Black Mar 14, 2026

Law Enforcement #interpol #operation-synergia #sinkhole #cybercrime #ransomware #phishing #law-enforcement #takedown

Operation Synergia III was one of the biggest cybercrime infrastructure takedowns ever. 45,000 malicious IPs redirected, 94 arrests, 72 countries involved. Here's what that actually means.

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The SocksEscort Takedown: Your Linux Server Might Be Someone Else's Criminal Proxy

John Z Black Mar 13, 2026

Cybercrime #socksescort #botnet #proxy #linux #takedown #law-enforcement #infrastructure

US authorities dismantled SocksEscort, a proxy-for-hire botnet built on silently infected Linux devices. Here's why this takedown matters more than it seems, and why 'it's Linux, it's fine' isn't a security posture.

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