White House network found to leak proxy access
Layer3 Intel said six White House network addresses were used as exits for 28 residential proxy services 236 times between October 5 and November 3. The reports do not say whether the suggested device has been identified.
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Layer3 Intel reported that residential proxy nodes were beaconing from the White House network, allowing 28 services to rent the addresses. It linked the activity to a Russian-founded proxy program and said it persisted for months. A later report said six White House addresses were used as exits for 28 proxy services 236 times between October 5 and November 3. The traffic was mostly between 5 p.m. and midnight Eastern time, suggesting a device was running proxy software. Synthient detected Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices beaconing to proxy providers.
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White House network used as exit for residential proxy traffic
Layer3 Intel said six addresses on the White House network were used as exits for 28 residential proxy services 236 times between October 5 and November 3. The traffic, mostly between 5 p.m. and midnight Eastern time, suggests a device on the network was running proxy software. Synthient said it detected Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices beaconing to known proxy providers.
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White House network found to leak proxy access to 28 services
Security firm Layer3 Intel detected residential proxy nodes beaconing from the White House network, allowing 28 separate services to rent the addresses. The activity, linked to a Russian-founded proxy program, persisted for months and exposed the Executive Office to potential traffic anonymization.
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