Google dismantles massive proxy network that turned 9 million Android phones into data relays

The discovery triggered what Google is calling the largest residential proxy network takedown in history. Armed with a federal court order, the company pulled the plug ...
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Google takes down an invisible network that was secretly using your phone's internet

Google just crippled IPIDEA, freeing millions of hijacked devices and cutting off a major cybercrime pipeline.
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These Free VPNs, Proxies Used by Criminals to Hijack Users' Connections

Google seizes domains used by the IPIDEA proxy network, which sold access to devices compromised through free VPNs, proxy services, and mobile apps.

Google disrupts IPIDEA residential proxy networks fueled by malware

IPIDEA, one of the largest residential proxy networks used by threat actors, was disrupted earlier this week by Google Threat ...