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Anyone Can Rent a White House IP Address for a Few Dollars

Researchers found anyone can pay a few dollars to route internet traffic through White House IP addresses using residential proxy services.

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Anyone Can Rent a White House IP Address for a Few Dollars
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On Wednesday, security firm Layer3 reported that it has found residential proxy services routing traffic through IP addresses assigned to the White House network, suggesting devices connected to that network are running software that allows their internet connections to be rented out to strangers, potentially through free apps installed on computers or phones.

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