‘Popa’ Botnet Linked to Publicly-Traded Israeli Firm

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/06/popa-botnet-linked-to-publicly-traded-israeli-firm/

#ConfederationofOpenAccessRepositories #DirectoryofOpenAccessJournals #AlarumTechnologiesLtd #residentialproxies #LumenTechnologies #BrendanO'Connell #ALittleSunshine #IncludeSecurity #LatestWarnings #TheComingStorm #BlackLotusLabs #NokiaDeepfield #DavidBrunsdon #ChrisFormosa #NickSundvall #OceanStreams #RapidStreamz #JérômeMeyer #SeanSimmons #Popabotnet

After 615 requests over pretty much exactly 24 hours, the #aiscraper abusing #residentialproxies to try and repeatedly request one particular page on #GameSieve - 18 times successfully, before I noticed it being stuck in a loop and added another block rule - finally disappeared. However, its final request was successful and is worrying, as it came through fetch.tunnel.googlezip.net - which apparently is #Google 's Chrome Prefetch Proxy.

I've noticed requests from that range before, but always assumed that was legitimate. Do I now have to think about blocking that bit of infrastructure as well, as #scrapers have found a way to piggyback on it? Urgh!

I guess I'll start by blocking prefetching via .well-known/traffic-advice and see what that does...

#aiscrapers #aibots

Mirax Trojan Hijacks Android Devices for Proxy Network

Meet Mirax, a sneaky new Android banking trojan that's not only stealing credentials, but also hijacking devices to create a powerful proxy network - putting European users at risk. This emerging malware is a triple threat, combining a malware-as-a-service model, remote access capabilities, and residential proxies to wreak havoc…

https://osintsights.com/mirax-trojan-hijacks-android-devices-for-proxy-network?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#AndroidBankingTrojan #EmergingThreats #Malwareasaservice #ResidentialProxies #Maas

Residential proxies make a mockery of IP-based defenses - Help Net Security https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/06/residential-proxy-attack-traffic-ip-reputation-enterprise-security/

#CyberSecurity #InfoSec #ResidentialProxies #ITSecurity #NetworkSecurity #TechNews

Riley Kilmer warns:
“Residential IP traffic can’t be treated as low-risk anymore because it’s now commonly used by automated systems and fraud operations.”
“What security teams see today is that residential traffic provides cover.”

Full interview:
https://www.technadu.com/automation-is-hiding-in-plain-sight-and-residential-traffic-is-the-cover/620533/

#WomenInCyber #ResidentialProxies #FraudDefense #CyberSecurity

With a +320% ⬆️, 🇨🇳 telecom provider China Mobile (chinamobile[.]com) has climbed to #8 in the Top 10 networks hosting IPs linked to exploited devices, with 55,833 detections in the past 30 days.

Reputation Statistics | Networks ⤵️⤵️
https://www.spamhaus.org/reputation-statistics/networks/exploit/

Additionally, this network has 12 Spamhaus Blocklist (SBL) listings:
👉 https://check.spamhaus.org/sbl/listings/chinamobile.com/

#Malware #ResidentialProxies #ThreatIntel

From the depths of the Internet:

"In January 2023, Bright Data was sued by Meta Platforms for harvesting and selling data scraped from Facebook and Instagram. Meta previously hired Bright Data to scrape data from other websites."

• Wikipedia: Bright Data

#brightdata #meta #facebook #ai #llm #proxy #residentialproxies

Your IP is clean… until suddenly it isn’t. You've unknowingly been pulled into a residential proxy network. 😱 These networks continue to pull in unsuspecting IPs, and the repercussions can be messy - degraded reputation, service disruption, and the risk of landing on a blocklist.

If you’ve just discovered your IP was listed because of residential proxy abuse, you’re not alone. To help, we’ve put together a simple FAQ explaining what happened and how to fix it.

First, let's start with how this happened:
➡️ https://www.spamhaus.org/faqs/residential-proxies/#residential-proxy-recommendations

Then follow the steps to fix it:
➡️ https://www.spamhaus.org/faqs/residential-proxies/#what-steps-can-i-take-to-fix-the-issue

#ResidentialProxies #Support #TicketDesk

⚠️ Do you download or use free apps?

What if we told you that some free apps install proxies on devices so cybercriminals can use them as part of a "residential proxy network" to spread spam and malicious email? 😱

Not what you signed up for, right?

It can create a nightmare for unsuspecting victims, as one man experienced when his doorbell (yes you read that right!) got him listed on a Spamhaus blocklist!

Read this true story here👇
https://www.spamhaus.com/resource-center/when-doorbells-go-rogue/

#FreeApps #ResidentialProxies