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Want to Rent an Internet Address at the White House?

Several staffers at the White House are using computers or mobile devices equipped with residential proxy services that render their internet address available for others to rent, security experts warned today.

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Several White House staffers are using computers or mobile devices that run residential proxy services, making their internet addresses available for rent. Security experts highlighted that one of the proxy services is operated by a Russian company. The founder of that company previously owned a web‑hosting business that was the target of cyberattacks on election systems in Arizona and Illinois in 2016.

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