White House Network Shows Proxy Exit Activity on AS2650, Raising Enterprise Security Questions
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Updated · Computerworld · Nov 6
White House Network Shows Proxy Exit Activity on AS2650, Raising Enterprise Security Questions
3 articles · Updated · Computerworld · Nov 6
Summary
AS2650 — a network registered to the US president's executive office and operated from the White House — showed residential proxy exit activity, according to Layer3 Intel's Residential Proxy Observatory.
Residential proxies reroute traffic through personal or home-linked devices to mask its true origin, a technique often used to obscure malicious activity such as denial-of-service attacks or malware distribution.
Layer3 Intel said the finding is notable but not unique: recent Infoblox research found residential proxies were already widespread across enterprise networks.
The observatory also detected similar activity on St Helena, underscoring how broadly anonymized proxy infrastructure has spread, including into highly remote or sensitive environments.