Cheap online services routed web traffic through a White House-linked network, researchers say

Threat-intelligence firm Layer3 Intel says public online services repeatedly sent its web traffic through a White House-linked network. The company recorded 236 observations between Oct. 5 and Nov. 3 across six internet addresses and 28 services, raising concern about outsiders using government-linked internet connections. Layer3 identifies the network as hosting White House connectivity. AS2650 is listed under the name EOP-ASN in ARIN's registration record . The registration does not identify the device or person behind any particular connection. Residential proxy services sell customers access to other devices' internet connections. As Layer3 describes the arrangement, traffic sent through a proxy appears to come from the device's network, rather than the customer buying access. In its Nov.

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