← Back to context Comment by kristianp 2 months ago Is bypassing scraping blocks the main purpose of these residential proxy networks? 3 comments kristianp Reply duskwuff 2 months ago Yes. For instance, Bright Data describes itself, on its home page, as the "all in one platform for proxies and web scraping". kristianp 2 months ago From the article it can be used by botnets as well, linking to https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/01/the-kimwolf-botnet-is-st... duskwuff 2 months ago Oh, I'm sure there's all sorts of illicit use as well. But scraping is what the network is being actively marketed for, and it probably amounts to most of their traffic by volume.
duskwuff 2 months ago Yes. For instance, Bright Data describes itself, on its home page, as the "all in one platform for proxies and web scraping". kristianp 2 months ago From the article it can be used by botnets as well, linking to https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/01/the-kimwolf-botnet-is-st... duskwuff 2 months ago Oh, I'm sure there's all sorts of illicit use as well. But scraping is what the network is being actively marketed for, and it probably amounts to most of their traffic by volume.
kristianp 2 months ago From the article it can be used by botnets as well, linking to https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/01/the-kimwolf-botnet-is-st... duskwuff 2 months ago Oh, I'm sure there's all sorts of illicit use as well. But scraping is what the network is being actively marketed for, and it probably amounts to most of their traffic by volume.
duskwuff 2 months ago Oh, I'm sure there's all sorts of illicit use as well. But scraping is what the network is being actively marketed for, and it probably amounts to most of their traffic by volume.
Yes. For instance, Bright Data describes itself, on its home page, as the "all in one platform for proxies and web scraping".
From the article it can be used by botnets as well, linking to https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/01/the-kimwolf-botnet-is-st...
Oh, I'm sure there's all sorts of illicit use as well. But scraping is what the network is being actively marketed for, and it probably amounts to most of their traffic by volume.