WireVPN service linked to years-long residential proxy operation
A VPN service with more than one million Android downloads is at the center of a long-running operation that allegedly recruits victims' devices into a residential proxy network. The Infoblox investigation began after researchers analyzed the infrastructure behind a malicious installer distributed through the typosquatted 7zip[.]com domain. Instead of finding a single malware campaign, they … The post WireVPN service linked to years-long residential proxy operation appeared first on CyberInsider.
A residential proxy operation, tracked as Lurking Lizard, has been active since at least 2022, using WireVPN as a public-facing brand to recruit victims' devices into its network. The operation is likely run by a Chinese threat actor and controls multiple stages of the ecosystem.
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