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Residential Proxy Networks Flagged as Hidden Security Risk
Original: (gendigital.com) The Hidden Risks of Residential Proxies: A Deep Dive into Malicious Traffic and User Awareness In brief
Gen Digital has published an analysis warning that residential proxy services — apps that let users share their home internet bandwidth, often for payment — are routinely abused by cybercriminals to route malicious traffic through ordinary households. The report examines how this masks attackers' locations and fuels fraud, scraping and bot activity, and argues most users have little awareness of what they are enabling. Security commentators are circulating the piece to raise awareness.
Why now: Growing concern about consumer bandwidth-sharing apps being exploited for cybercrime is prompting security experts to share the findings.
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