A single platform powers SIM farm proxy networks across 17 countries (opens in new tab)

Racks of phones and 4G modems, connected to carrier networks and rented out as commercial mobile proxy services, are operating across at least 94 locations in 17 countries. An investigation by infrastructure intelligence firm Infrawatch traced a large portion of those deployments to a shared software platform called ProxySmart, built and operated out of Minsk, Belarus. SIM farm (Source: Infrawatch) Infrawatch identified 87 distinct instances of the ProxySmart control panel exposed on the inte...