Tag: proxy
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DSLRoot, Proxies, and the Threat of ‘Legal Botnets’
The cybersecurity community recently encountered a peculiar arrangement involving a company named DSLRoot, which offered individuals $250 per month to utilize their high-speed internet connections. This practice, involving the plugging of laptops into residential internet, has raised significant concerns and questions regarding the nature of “residential proxy” networks and their potential implications. The discussion gained…
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DSLRoot, Proxies, and the Threat of ‘Legal Botnets’
The cybersecurity community recently encountered a peculiar arrangement involving a company named DSLRoot and an individual identifying as an Air National Guard member with top-secret clearance. This individual posted on Reddit, expressing disbelief over a deal where DSLRoot paid $250 per month to utilize the Redditor’s high-speed internet connection in the United States via two…