FBI Seizes NetNut Domains as Google Disrupts 2M Device Proxy Network
The FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation seized domains linked to NetNut on July 2, replacing the company’s homepage with a federal seizure notice and disrupting one of the largest residential proxy services. The action was carried out with support from Google, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, and the Shadowserver Foundation.
What is NetNut?
NetNut is an Israeli commercial proxy provider owned by Nasdaq-listed Alarum Technologies. The company sells residential proxy services, allowing customers to route internet traffic through IP addresses assigned to ordinary homes and consumer devices. Businesses often use such services for web scraping, price monitoring, and ad verification, though the same infrastructure can also conceal malicious activity.
According to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, NetNut’s network relied on at least two million devices worldwide, many of them Android smart TVs and streaming boxes. Those systems acted as exit nodes, making traffic generated by customers appear to originate from...
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