--- title: Google cripples IPIDEA proxy network abused by crims description: Google's Threat Intelligence Group disrupted IPIDEA, one of the world's largest residential proxy networks used by cybercriminals to hide malicious traffic.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-cripples-ipidea-proxy-network-abused-by-crims-vdwwicayf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google cripples IPIDEA proxy network abused by crims | daily.dev og:description: Google's Threat Intelligence Group disrupted IPIDEA, one of the world's largest residential proxy networks used by cybercriminals to hide malicious traffic.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-cripples-ipidea-proxy-network-abused-by-crims-vdwwicayf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/vDwWiCAyF.png og:image:alt: Google cripples IPIDEA proxy network abused by crims og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google cripples IPIDEA proxy network abused by crims **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google's Threat Intelligence Group disrupted IPIDEA, one of the world's largest residential proxy networks used by cybercriminals to hide malicious traffic. The operation reduced IPIDEA's device pool by millions across smartphones, Windows PCs, and consumer hardware. Over 550 threat groups were observed using IPIDEA exit nodes in a seven-day period. The network enrolled devices through proxy SDKs embedded in apps, often marketed as bandwidth monetization tools, and also connected enrolled devices to botnets including BadBox 2.0, Aisuru, and Kimwolf. Google collaborated with Spur, Lumen's Black Lotus Labs, and Cloudflare to disrupt the network's infrastructure and domain resolution. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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