Bright Data
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- Sourcing check
- Unclear
- Can you test it?
- Needs permission
- ID check
- Companies only
- Unused traffic
- Not stated
Run by Bright Data Ltd., Israel. Source
Sourcing check
Unclear
Public sources raise problems with how its IPs are sourced. From 16 dated, linked items of evidence, listed below.
- Medium confidence
- Evidence: 16
- Reviewed 23 Oct 2026
Evidence
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AppEsteem's Deceptor list added MediaGet2, a bundler from GLOBAL MICROTRADING PTE. LTD, on 2025-11-18, saying it found the app through a Bright Data SDK bundler and that it dropped Bright Data components before the user consented; it was still listed on 2026-10-23.
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AppEsteem's Deceptor list added ZipSoft (ROSTPAY LTD) on 2026-07-15, saying its EULA attributed resource sharing to Bright Data while its consent prompt and installed component named ProxymaData, and that it did not obtain explicit consent.
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Bright Data's Master Service Agreement (last updated 2026-10-12) named Bright Data Ltd., 4 Hamahshev St., Netanya, Israel, as the contracting party, with Bright Data, Inc. (New York) as the contracting entity for US clients.
“Bright Data Ltd., (“Bright Data”) with address at 4 Hamahshev St., Netanya 4250714, Israel”
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The Hacker News described Bright Data as the successor to Luminati, the paid proxy service that grew out of Hola VPN.
“Bright Data is the successor to Luminati, the paid proxy service that grew out of Hola VPN.”
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Bright Data's documentation said consumers join its peer network through partner apps that integrate the Bright SDK, that users opt in and may opt out, and that Bright Data pays the app vendor a monthly fee per opted-in user.
“Users choose (opt in) to be a part of the Bright Data network, and may opt out at any time.”
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EarnApp, a bandwidth-sharing app, carried a Bright Data Ltd. copyright and the Netanya headquarters address in its site footer.
“© Copyright 2026 Bright Data Ltd. | All rights reserved”
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The Hacker News reported a teardown of Bright Data's iOS SDK by Include Security and researcher Buchodi: opted-in devices relayed scraping traffic, the peer channel lacked real authentication, and iOS traffic bypassed a configured VPN, which Bright Data called a bug it was fixing.
“the peer channel that carries scraping jobs has no real authentication, and that on iOS, its traffic bypasses a configured VPN”
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A Cloud Security Alliance research note recommended that security teams monitor outbound traffic for known NetNut, Bright Data and Fengwo/H96 domains and treat smart TVs as possible proxy exit nodes.
“inventory outbound network traffic for indicators tied to the four schemes documented here, including known NetNut, Bright Data, and Fengwo/H96 domains”
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Krebs on Security reported that LG would suspend webOS apps that kept a residential proxy option, citing Spur's finding that Bright Data accounted for most proxy SDKs on LG and Samsung TVs; Bright Data said every peer opts in through a dedicated screen.
“Spur’s report found the residential proxy network Bright Data accounted for a majority of proxy SDKs across both Samsung and LG smart TVs.”
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Synthient's public Bright Data profile said it observed Bright Data using Bright SDK to source IPs (seen in EarnApp, DriverHub and Virtual Fireplace HD) and gave Bright SDK a LOW risk score for consent practices sampled in the wild.
“Synthient's Research Team assigns a LOW risk score to Bright SDK based on a randomized sample of consent practices observed in the wild.”
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AppEsteem's certified-apps list (data dated 2026-10-23) showed active certifications, dated 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-23, for Bright Data's EarnApp, Bright VPN, Hola VPN, Hola Browser and RewardGUM, and listed Global Microtrading as a Bright Data partner.
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Spur's smart-TV study (2026-06-22) scanned 6,038 LG and Samsung TV apps, found apps published as Bright Data, Bright Data Ltd or Bright SDK made up 367 proxy-flagged apps, and said a one-time TV consent prompt was no substitute for meaningful transparency.
“Bright Data, Bright Data Ltd, and Bright SDK account for 367 proxy-flagged apps in the dataset.”
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IPinfo's analysis of 170M residential proxy IPs found 46% appeared in more than one provider network and named Bright Data, Smartproxy (now Decodo) and Oxylabs among providers sharing addresses.
“An IP in Bright Data's network is often also available through Smartproxy, Oxylabs, and many other providers.”
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Synthient's public Bright Data profile named TorchProxies, LemonClub and OculusProxies as brands providing access to Bright Data's network.
“Synthient's Research Team has found proxy resellers such as TorchProxies, LemonClub, and OculusProxies to be providing access to Bright Data.”
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QuoIntelligence reported that Bright Data's public partner listing named Ludo Club and that Moonfrog's terms let users become Bright Data peers for virtual currency; Bright Data said its SDK is not in the Android build.
“Bright Data’s public partner listing names Ludo Club as an app using its SDK”
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The description on Spur's public LUMINATI_PROXY tag page (undated page metadata) said Bright Data's IPs came through embedded SDKs and smart TVs and that Hola VPN users were the pool's largest source.
“IPs are sourced through embedded SDKs and Smart TVs. Users of Hola VPN are the largest source of IP addresses for this network pool.”
Includes information from AppEsteem’s Deceptor list as it stood on 23 Oct 2026, restated in our own words without changing its findings, and used under AppEsteem’s Terms of Use.
What we checked
- Supply and public reports Read Google GTIG's IPIDEA disruption post (Jan 2026) and NetNut/Popa post (Jul 2026) for Bright Data, Luminati, EarnApp or Bright SDK. Nothing found
- Supply and public reports Read Krebs on Security's NetNut seizure and Popa articles (Jun–Jul 2026) for Bright Data. Nothing found
- Supply and public reports Read Krebs on Security's LG ban article (2026-07-21), Spur's smart-TV study (2026-06-22) and Help Net Security's coverage (2026-06-23). Found
- Supply and public reports Read Trend Micro's proxyware study (2023-02-07): EarnApp appears only in a list of passive-income apps, not in its suspicious-traffic table. Found
- Supply and public reports Scanned AppEsteem's public certified and Deceptor lists (data dated 2026-10-23) for Bright Data, Bright SDK, EarnApp and Hola. Found
- Supply and public reports Read Synthient's public provider profile and Spur's public tag pages (LUMINATI_PROXY, BRIGHTDATA_PROXY). Found
- Supply and public reports Checked EWDCI's member logo wall at ethicalwebdata.com for Bright Data (re-checked 2026-10-23: not listed). Nothing found
- Docs fingerprint Checked data/infra/links.json for any recorded DNS link involving bright-data. Nothing found
- Web and company links Searched the web on 2026-10-23 for the number 514114842 with Bright Data: no public page tied it to Bright Data Ltd. Nothing found
What you’d pay
The lowest total a new customer pays in one purchase for at least this much traffic, before tax. Promo codes are never applied.
- 1 GB $8 Pay as you go, $8/GB (code RESIGB50 gives 50% off for 3 months)
- 10 GB $80 Pay as you go, $8/GB
- 100 GB $800 Pay as you go, $8/GB; the $499/month plan at $7/GB covers only about 71 GB
Terms and limits
- Minimum
- Not stated
- Unused traffic
- Not stated
- Trial
- None for residential: the required company KYC is not available in trial modes
- Refunds
- No refunds: fees are non-cancelable and non-refundable
- SOCKS5
- Yes
- Finest targeting
- ZIP code, ASN
- Sticky up to
- Not stated
- Pool size (claimed)
- 400M+ rotating residential IPs in 195 countries
- Payment
- Card, PayPal, Wire
- ID check
- Companies only
Can you test it?
Needs permission
3.8 (Proxy Services) IV: the Client shall “Not ... reverse engineer ... the Service ... including without limitation by using the Service in order to perform mapping of the IP addresses used by Bright Data in the provision of the Service, without Bright Data’s prior written approval.” Same item: “IP addresses used as part of the provision of the Service are personal and confidential information” (terms last updated October 12, 2026).
Measured tests
We test Bright Data only after a written yes, so there are no measured results yet.
Where its gateway leads
Bright Data’s gateway brd.superproxy.io runs on DigitalOcean, LLC.
What public DNS showed for the gateway hosts it documents. Anyone can repeat these lookups.
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brd.superproxy.ioNetwork: DigitalOcean, LLC, The Constant Company, LLC
DNS for brightdata.com is hosted by angelina.ns.cloudflare.com, nitin.ns.cloudflare.com.
Changes to its pages
No changes seen on the pages we read every week.
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