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Residential Proxy Networks: The Hidden Fuel for Cybercrime

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

Residential proxies route traffic through everyday devices, masking criminal activity as legitimate home internet use. These networks are built via SDKs in apps, malware, and free VPNs, often without user consent. With stolen data and remote work expanding attack surfaces, they've become a key enabler of credential stuffing and fraud.

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This piece rightly highlights a growing threat, but it's important to note that not all residential proxy use is malicious—legitimate businesses also rely on them for ad verification and web scraping.
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