Google says it has disrupted and removed domains belonging to IPIDEA, which is considered one of the biggest malicious networks in the world. The company says it disrupted a proxy network that was used by bad actors to hijack millions of computers and phones to create “secret tunnels” for conducting criminal activity.
Notably, proxy networks act as intermediaries between users and the internet by routing traffic through third-party devices, effectively hiding the real origin of activity. The feature is often abused by cybercriminals to stay…
