Google, working with the FBI, Lumen, and others, says it has sharply degraded NetNut (also known as Popa), a residential proxy network that used millions of home devices as rented relays for outside traffic. The operation has been linked to smart TVs, streaming boxes, and reseller brands, with Google warning that the traffic may simply reappear under other names. #NetNut #Popa #AlarumTechnologies #Badbox2.0 #Mirai #IPIDEA
Keypoints
- Google says it reduced NetNut’s usable device pool by millions.
- NetNut, also tracked as Popa, runs across home devices worldwide.
- Residential proxies route attacker traffic through real home internet addresses.
- Researchers linked NetNut to reseller brands and disputed Alarum’s denial.
- Google warns the network is degraded, not eliminated, and may reemerge elsewhere.
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