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NetNut Shutdown Explained: What Happened and the Best Alternative

The FBI seized domains associated with NetNut in July 2026. Learn what happened and why Gateproxies is a reliable NetNut alternative

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Overview

What happened to NetNut?

NetNut’s parent company, Alarum Technologies, confirmed the domain seizures and said it would cooperate with law enforcement. It has not announced the liquidation or formal closure of NetNut Ltd.

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The NetNut shutdown story developed over several weeks. It began with technical research into unusually large scraping campaigns and ended with coordinated action by the FBI, Google, Lumen Technologies, and other industry partners.

Bloomberg reported that the FBI was investigating whether an Alarum subsidiary had a role in connecting home devices to a proxy network without their owners’ consent. The report cited documents and people familiar with the investigation.

Platform

Platform capabilities for this workflow

Quality filtering, flexible sessions, geo targeting, and standard HTTPS/SOCKS5 endpoints from one dashboard.

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Residential

Real-user IPs for high-trust scraping and research. From $2.20/GB.

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Mobile

Carrier 4G/5G paths for social and mobile-first flows.

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ISP

Static residential-grade lines from $2.99/IP.

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HTTPS & SOCKS5

Standard protocols for browsers, scrapers, and apps.

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Sticky or rotate

Match session length to logins, carts, or bulk crawls.

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Geo targeting

Country, city, and ZIP options on eligible plans.

Deep dive

Why was NetNut’s proxy network targeted?

At the time of writing, public reporting does not show that NetNut or its executives have been convicted of a crime. The seizure confirms an enforcement action against associated infrastructure, not a final judgment about every allegation.

The investigation centers on two connected questions: where some of NetNut’s residential IPs came from and how customers used them.

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Gateproxies is built for operators who need clean exits and predictable sessions for netnut shutdown workflows. You pick the IP class, set rotation or sticky behavior, and keep auth simple in the dashboard.

Workflow

How was the network reportedly used?

Step 1

Create a Gateproxies account and open the dashboard.

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Choose residential, mobile, or ISP based on the job and risk profile..

Step 3

Set country or city targeting and sticky vs rotating sessions.

Step 4

Copy the proxy string into your browser, scraper, or antidetect profile.

Step 5

Monitor success and usage, then scale bandwidth as needed.

Step 6

Contact support if a target needs protocol or geo tuning.

Details

Is NetNut permanently closed?

Residential pools start from $2.20/GB on high-volume monthly tiers. Mobile follows the same bandwidth ladder. ISP static lines start from $2.99/IP for long-lived logins.

Success rates depend on your target stack, but quality filters reduce weak endpoints before they enter rotation. That keeps scrapers, browsers, and automation jobs more stable over time.

Integrate with Puppeteer, Playwright, AdsPower, Multilogin, Dolphin, and system tools like Proxifier using standard username and password proxy strings.

Geo coverage spans 190+ countries. City and ZIP depth is strongest in major markets. Check live inventory in the Gateproxies dashboard after signup.

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Pricing snapshot

What should current NetNut customers do?

Residential and mobile bandwidth scales from starter packages down to $2.20/GB on high-volume monthly tiers. ISP is priced per IP.

Monthly tier	$/GB	Pay as you go	$/GB
2 GB	$4.25	2 GB	$5.00
20 GB	$3.75	20 GB	$4.50
100 GB	$3.00	100 GB	$3.45
450 GB	$2.60	450 GB	$2.92
1k GB	$2.20	1k GB	$2.45
ISP static		From $2.99/IP

FAQ

FAQs

Yes. Pick residential, mobile, or ISP based on risk and session needs, then point your tool at the proxy host from the dashboard.

Residential and mobile use per-GB packages (billed monthly or pay as you go). ISP is priced per IP. There are no free unlimited plans.

HTTPS works for most browser and scraper stacks. SOCKS5 is available when your tool prefers it.

Yes on eligible products. Hold the same IP for multi-step flows, or rotate per request for bulk collection.

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