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2026 Proxy Shutdowns: The Full Timeline & Takedown Tracker
A dated, sourced tracker of the 2026 residential-proxy crackdown — the January IPIDEA disruption, the July FBI + Google NetNut seizure, and 9Proxy's purchase pause — with a per-brand status table linking to every one of our reports.
NewsIs NetNut Seized? Inside the FBI + Google Takedown of the Popa Botnet
In early July 2026 the FBI, IRS-CI and Google disrupted NetNut, one of the largest residential proxy networks, and linked it to the ~2M-device Popa botnet. Here is the verified, sourced account and what proxy users should do now.