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Fake 7-Zip Installers Turn Devices Into Residential Proxy Nodes
Cybersecurity researchers identified a threat actor named Lurking Lizard using fake 7-Zip installers to operate a malicious residential proxy network via over 230 lookalike domains. The campaign, active since at least August 2022, was tracked by DNS threat intelligence firm Infoblox.
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