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Google Disrupts IPIDEA Proxy Network

IPIDEA, one of the largest residential proxy networks that enrolled devices through SDKs for mobile and desktop, has been ...

Google just took down one of the biggest security risks to Android users

In an attempt to make Androids safer to use, Google cracked down on shady proxies affecting millions of phones. Here's how these proxies functioned.
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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.

Google disrupts large residential proxy network, reducing devices used by operators by 'millions'

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Google said on Wednesday it has taken action to remove domains belonging to one of the largest residential ...

Google Shuts Down One Of World's Largest Residential Proxy Networks: What You Need To Know

Google has dismantled one of the world's largest residential proxy networks, IPIDEA, cutting off millions of compromised devices.

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 ...