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Teens using VPN to cheat in Gorilla Tag are unknowingly selling their internet connections | Cheaters become unwitting accomplices to hackers
Gorilla Tag is a zany multiplayer experience where players take control of gorilla characters and attempt to evade being "tagged" by other players. It's simple fun, but...
Security researchers have linked proxy IP addresses to various nefarious deeds, including DDoS attacks, phishing scams, and malicious botnets. While Big Mama claims it only provides service for "legal purposes," the app's terms quietly disclose that it "may transport other customer's traffic" through users' connections. Earlier this year, the US sanctioned three Chinese nationals for operating 911 S5 – a massive botnet of 19 million IP addresses that exploited free VPN services to hijack Windows PCs.
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