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title: "What should an ISP, hoster, or ASN owner do if they discover residential proxy activity within their address space?"
type: "faq"
url: "https://docs.spur.us/knowledgebase/faqs/what-should-an-isp-hoster-or-asn-owner-do-if-they-discover-residential-proxy-activity-within-the"
category: "Anonymizing Infrastructure"
product: "general"
publishedAt: "2026-08-07T15:03:00.000Z"
updatedAt: "2026-08-12T19:30:30Z"
---

# What should an ISP, hoster, or ASN owner do if they discover residential proxy activity within their address space?

Organizations should investigate affected customers or devices, review acceptable-use policies, validate indicators, notify impacted parties when appropriate, and coordinate remediation efforts. Infrastructure owners are often in the best position to disrupt abuse occurring within their networks.