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This VPN Lets Anyone Use Your Internet Connection. What Could Go Wrong?
- Teenagers have been using Big Mama VPN to cheat in the VR game Gorilla Tag, leading to access to their home internet connections being sold.
- Big Mama’s associated proxy services are also associated with cybercrime forums and networks.
- Using a free VPN like Big Mama’s exposes people to risks related to privacy and security.
- The Big Mama VPN app is free, doesn’t require users to create an account, and has no data limits to bypass anti-cheat mechanisms in virtual reality games.
- While VPNs are legal and have several legitimate uses, using them to cheat in online games can lead to potential privacy and security risks.
- Residential proxies like Big Mama’s allow others to use someone’s connections for malicious purposes without their knowledge.
- Using proxies to conduct cyberattacks and botnets has become quite commonplace.
- The hackers using proxies to conduct cyberespionage were mainly from Russia.
- The Big Mama Proxy Network allows buyers to pay as little as 40 cents for 24 hours of shared access to “real” 4G and home Wi-Fi IP addresses.
- Many users do not read or understand the terms and conditions of websites, including those of proxy networks.
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