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Cybercriminals turn to “residential proxy” services to hide malicious traffic

Cybercriminals turn to “residential proxy” services to hide malicious traffic

Cybercriminals are increasingly turning to residential proxies – a network of decentralised nodes that can run on consumer devices and offer real, rotating IP addresses assigned to homes and offices – to hide their activities. These services mask user identities by either not logging traffic or mixing it from various sources, making it difficult for law enforcement to identify and track illegal activities. This trend towards proxy use among cybercriminals is significant, according to researcher Thibault Seret.

Source: arstechnica.com –

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