Residential proxy services let outsiders use White House network addresses
RESEARCHLayer3 Intelredteam/daily · 1 source
- Severity
- High
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What happened
Layer3 Intel found residential proxy nodes beaconing from AS2650, the network range reserved for the Executive Office of the President, between 5 October and 3 November. Synthient linked much of this to Infatica software on Windows 11 machines, and Layer3 counted 28 proxy services that could exit through the network. Residential proxies are often bundled into free apps and SDKs, so they frequently appear on corporate and government networks.
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What to do
- Check whether employee devices run residential proxy software, such as free apps or SDKs that bundle proxy services.
- Review network traffic for connections to residential proxy services and remove any such software found.
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