Residential proxies activity detected in White House network
Original title: A mole in the White House? Residential proxies are everywhere
Residential proxies appear on AS2650, the network for the US President's executive office, potentially for illicit uses like DDoS or malware.
The Residential Proxy Observatory identified proxy exit activity on AS2650, registered to the executive office of the US President. Residential proxies mask traffic sources and can enable denial-of-service or malware distribution. Similar patterns occur throughout enterprises and even remote locations like St Helena.
Impact: anonymized traffic for potentially illicit activities
- Organizations
- Layer3 Intel
- Countries
- United States
From the original article
1 min read at csoonline.com
Residential proxies are often used by bad actors to hide the true source of internet traffic — and now one of them appears to have taken up residence in the White House.
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