Residential proxy networks hiding cybercriminals in millions of home networks
Hackers use compromised home devices to mask cyberattacks as coming from suburban America; tech giants and telecom firms struggle to contain the threat.
What to know
- Residential proxy networks—software on consumer devices, streaming boxes, and apps—let hackers rent access to millions of home and office internet connections to mask cyberattacks as originating from suburban America.
- Samsung, LG, and other tech firms are banning resproxies from app stores; telecom providers and federal authorities are conducting takedowns, but the problem is outpacing industry response.
- Device owners face FBI investigation, network blocking by ISPs, and compromise of other connected devices if their network is hijacked by a residential proxy network.
“One CISO told me recently that resproxies have become an industry wide problem, and that the feds and corporate giants are cracking down on them because almost all of them facilitate malicious operations.”
Zack Whittaker, Security journalist · This Week in Security · Aug 21
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"The U.S. government and a bunch of large internet providers, phone companies, and cable network operators are freaking out about a rising threat that they know is there but can't really see all that well. We're talking about residential proxy networks — also known as "resproxies," or "huge pain in my ass," depending on who you talk to at these…
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This Week in Security: How residential proxy networks are hiding hackers in your home https:// this.weekinsecurity.com/how-re sidential-proxy-networks-are-hiding-hackers-in-your-home @ zackwhittaker # infosec # botnet # cybercrime
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Tech giants and telcos are at war with residential proxy networks, which let hackers use your home/office internet connections for cyberattacks. In my latest, I explore why resproxies are a risk to you and your devices, how they enable crime, & what you can do to find and remove them. Thanks so much to paid subscribers for supporting deep-dives…