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FBI Seizes NetNut Proxy Platform, Popa Botnet
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Summary
The FBI, in collaboration with industry partners including Google and Lumen, has seized hundreds of domains associated with NetNut, a residential proxy service operated by Alarum Technologies, following findings linking it to the Popa botnet. This action targets a network used for malicious activities like content scraping and account takeover, and highlights the vulnerability of residential proxies to being exploited by cybercriminals. The takedown aims to disrupt the Popa botnet and potentially mitigate the impact of large DDoS botnets.
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