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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Technology
Niloy Chakrabarti

UNCOVERED: Someone using white house network may have a compromised device allowing strangers to route traffic researchers warn - Caught on Camera

The White House network may have hosted residential proxy software, but researchers haven’t identified the device or found evidence of a breach (Credit: Dominik Gryzbon/Pexels)

Someone regularly using the White House internet network may unknowingly be operating a compromised device that allows strangers to route their internet traffic through the sensitive government infrastructure, researchers have warned.

An investigation by Layer3 Intel found 236 separate residential proxy exits from the AS2650 autonomous system registered to the Executive Office of the President, the federal agency that hosts the White House network, between 5th October and 3rd November.

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