---
title: "Benjamin Brundage (@benjaminbrundage) | Hashnode"
description: "Founder at Synthient. Residential proxy, VPN, botnet, fraud, and internet-abuse research. Read the latest articles by Benjamin Brundage on Hashnode."
url: "https://hashnode.com/@benjaminbrundage"
---

@benjaminbrundage

# Benjamin Brundage

@benjaminbrundage · Joined September 2026

Founder at Synthient. Residential proxy, VPN, botnet, fraud, and internet-abuse research.

### [Residential Proxy Detection: Why IP Reputation Alone Is Not Enough](https://synthient.hashnode.dev/residential-proxy-detection-why-ip-reputation-alone-is-not-enough?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Why residential proxies evade IP reputation—and how provider attribution, recency, and session context improve fraud decisions.

5 min read · [synthient.hashnode.dev](https://synthient.hashnode.dev/residential-proxy-detection-why-ip-reputation-alone-is-not-enough?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Sep 27](https://hashnode.com/posts/residential-proxy-detection-why-ip-reputation-alone-is-not-enough/6ab88d062355c8332b3b3f8e)