"The U.S. government and a bunch of large internet providers, phone companies, and cable network operators are freaking out about a rising threat that they know is there but can't really see all that well.

We're talking about residential proxy networks — also known as "resproxies," or "huge pain in my ass," depending on who you talk to at these companies. Residential proxy networks allow other people to rent access to your home or office internet connection. These proxy networks are enabled by software embedded in a bunch of always-on internet-connected devices, like off-brand consumer electronics and Android-powered streaming boxes, all the way through to phone and smart TV apps, browser extensions, and pirated video games.

You might not think too much about the knock-off digital picture frame in your house. But it's exactly this kind of unsuspecting internet-connected device that is among a dizzying number of products secretly sharing your home and office internet connections — and sometimes enlisting these networks into worldwide botnets of cybercrime.

By piggybacking home and office internet connections, residential proxy networks allow hackers, spies, and cybercriminals to make their attacks look like they're coming from sleepy American suburbs that are unlikely to raise alarm bells, unlike a flood of pings coming from Moscow, Tehran, or Pyongyang."

https://this.weekinsecurity.com/how-residential-proxy-networks-are-hiding-hackers-in-your-home/

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