Just about anyone can rent access to White House IP addresses

The Brief

Security firm Layer3 Intel reported residential proxy traffic leaving through White House network IP addresses.
The Verge, citing Krebs on Security and The Register, says software on the White House network could let outsiders rent access for "a few dollars".
Security Affairs reports the researchers spotted the traffic while browsing their own data.

Why it matters

Residential proxy services route third-party traffic through real home or office IPs, which can hide abuse and expose internal network resources to outsiders. Developers and network operators should treat such shared-egress findings as a reminder to audit what runs on their own networks.

Who’s affected

Network and security teams running office or residential-style networks
Organizations concerned about residential proxy abuse

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Someone at the White House appears to be running software that could enable outsiders to rent access on the presidential network for just "a few dollars," as reported by Krebs on Security and The Register . That's according to findings from the security firms Layer3 Intel and…

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