White House Network Hosts Residential Proxy Exit Nodes
Original title: Researchers Find Residential Proxies on White House Network
Layer3 Intel identified proxy exit nodes on the Executive Office of the President network used by 28 services.
Security researchers discovered computers on the White House network acting as residential proxy exit nodes. Layer3 Intel found six IP addresses on AS2650 used by 28 proxy services between October 5 and November 3. Traffic patterns suggest an infected device on the network late in the evening. Proxies reached isolated locations including Antarctica and Saint Helena.
- Six IPs on AS2650 used by 28 services.
- 236 proxy exits observed.
- Pattern indicates a person on the network.
- InfaticaSDK used on Windows 11 machines.
- Products
- InfaticaSDK
- Victims
- White House
- Organizations
- Executive Office of the President
From the original article
2 min read at securityweek.com
In a month, 28 residential proxy services used 6 addresses, mainly between 5 p. m. and midnight, Eastern Time.
By Ionut Arghire · securityweek.com
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