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Residential Proxy Traffic Traced to White House Network

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Residential Proxy Traffic Traced to White House Network

Residential proxy services routed traffic through network addresses assigned to the White House, with 28 such services identified using these exit points. The finding suggests either unauthorized use of government infrastructure or a misconfiguration that allowed proxy traffic to pass through official networks.

Why it matters: Network administrators and security teams at federal agencies need to audit egress filtering and proxy detection, as compromised or misconfigured exit points at sensitive government facilities can facilitate anonymized attacks and complicate incident response.

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