Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Events , Fraud Management & Cybercrime
Bulletproof Proxies: How Large Scale Attacks Hide in Plain Sight
Bulletproof Proxies have taken the concepts of anonymity and availability found in Bulletproof Hosting and extended them to the automated bot attack delivery infrastructure by using large networks of Residential Proxies that mask identity and location. Bulletproof Proxies allow bad actors to distribute their attacks across legitimate user locations making detection and prevention difficult. This session will cover the following topics:
- The rise of Bulletproof Proxies - how they came to exist
- The balancing act between legitimate and malicious use
- Techniques used to mask their identity and location
- Details on large scale attacks targeting financial services and retail sector