Oxylabs

Evidence

1. AppEsteem's Deceptor list added CareBuzz, company HoneyGain, on 2026-02-26, saying its Allow sharing setting did not work so sharing was always on, and that the app kept running in the background; it was still listed on 2026-10-23.

   Supply and public reports Medium confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 customer.appesteem.com

2. The description on Spur's public OXYLABS_PROXY tag page (undated page metadata) said Oxylabs' users came through SDKs in mobile apps and browser extensions and were likely unaware they had agreed to join the network.

   “These users are likely unaware that they agreed to contribute to this proxy network.”

   Supply and public reports Medium confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 spur.us

3. Oxylabs' Self-Service Subscription Agreement (last updated 2024-09-25) named oxylabs, UAB, a Lithuanian corporation registered at Švitrigailos str. 32, Vilnius, as the provider; its General Conditions named the same entity and address.

   “oxylabs, UAB a Lithuanian corporation, registered at Švitrigailos str. 32, Vilnius, Lithuania”

   Web and company links High confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 oxylabs.io

4. The Lithuanian company directory scoris.lt listed oxylabs, UAB with company code 302166536, registered on 2008-10-28 at Švitrigailos g. 32, Vilnius, with one Lithuanian legal entity as shareholder.

   “Company code 302166536”

   Web and company links High confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 scoris.lt

5. Tesonet's news page said Oxylabs was founded within the Tesonet ecosystem in 2015 and reported a $130M Warburg Pincus investment at a $3.6B valuation.

   “Founded within the Tesonet ecosystem in 2015, Oxylabs has grown into a leading global data infrastructure platform purpose-built for the AI era.”

   Web and company links High confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 tesonet.com

6. Oxylabs' Residential Proxy Pool Handbook, linked as “Proxy sourcing” on its site, named Honeygain and Bixberry as primary bandwidth sources and said the rest came from Tier A+/A app partners and ISP providers.

   “Tier A+ proxies form the foundation of Oxylabs' network, with Honeygain and Bixberry serving as the primary bandwidth sources.”

   Supply and public reports High confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 public-files.oxylabs.io

7. An Oxylabs blog post on a March 2021 exclusive wholesale contract with Honeygain quoted Oxylabs' Julius Černiauskas calling Honeygain the main source of its residential proxies.

   “We are very proud to have Honeygain as the main source of residential proxies”

   Supply and public reports High confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 oxylabs.io

8. Source's homepage described Honeygain, a brand in the same group as Oxylabs, as a network where users share bandwidth for rewards that turns into a residential proxy pool.

   “Honeygain is a network where bandwidth users share for rewards, which turns into an ethical residential proxy pool.”

   Supply and public reports High confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 source.ai

9. Krebs on Security reported that Oxylabs was among 11 providers Synthient notified of a flaw letting traffic reach private network addresses; Oxylabs said it fixed it and saw no traffic tied to the reported exploitation domains.

   “have implemented changes that now eliminate the ability to bypass the blocklist and forward requests to private network addresses using a controlled domain.”

   Supply and public reports High confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 krebsonsecurity.com

10. EWDCI's homepage (ethicalwebdata.com) showed Oxylabs among its Participating Members logos on 2026-10-23.

    Supply and public reports High confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 ethicalwebdata.com

11. The description on Spur's public SMARTPROXY_PROXY tag page (undated page metadata) said Decodo, formerly Smartproxy, was wholly owned by Oxylabs and that their pools were identical; the same tag showed activity in 0 countries.

    “Decodo (formerly SmartProxy) is a residential proxy provider wholly owned by Oxylabs. Their pools are identical.”

    Web and company links Medium confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 spur.us

12. Proxyway's 2026 market research said Webshare was acquired by Oxylabs in 2022 and that Oxylabs likely supplied Webshare's residential IPs.

    “The company was acquired by Oxylabs in 2022, which likely supplies Webshare with residential IPs.”

    Web and company links Medium confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 proxyway.com

13. Synthient's public Oxylabs profile said Oxylabs used Honeygain to source IPs (seen in Cinema HQ, DooFlix and RapidStreams), gave Honeygain a MEDIUM consent-risk score, and placed Oxylabs in the Tesonet portfolio alongside Decodo.

    “Synthient's Research Team assigns a MEDIUM risk score to Honeygain based on a randomized sample of consent practices observed in the wild.”

    Supply and public reports High confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 synthient.com

14. Synthient's public Oxylabs profile named TorchProxies, WiredProxies and ShieldProxies as brands providing access to Oxylabs.

    “Synthient's Research Team has found proxy resellers such as TorchProxies, WiredProxies, and ShieldProxies to be providing access to Oxylabs.”

    Supply and public reports High confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 synthient.com

15. Trend Micro's 2023 proxyware study listed Honeygain, which Oxylabs calls its main source, among networks whose exit traffic included access to SMS-verification services, SQL-injection probing and crawling of government websites.

    Supply and public reports Medium confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 trendmicro.com

16. Proxyway's 2026 market research listed Oxylabs' residential sourcing as the Honeygain and JumpTask apps plus an SDK, and its certifications as ISO 27001, EWDCI and SOC reports.

    “Oxylabs sources IPs through partner apps Honeygain, JumpTask, and an SDK.”

    Supply and public reports High confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 proxyway.com

17. A GlobeNewswire release dated 2026-10-13 announced Source, a Vilnius group bringing together Oxylabs, Decodo, Webshare, Honeygain and ScrapingBee, with the brands operating independently.

    “Source brings together Oxylabs, alongside Decodo, Webshare, Honeygain, and ScrapingBee.”

    Web and company links High confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 finance.yahoo.com

18. IPinfo's analysis of 170M residential proxy IPs found 46% appeared in more than one provider network and named Oxylabs, Bright Data and Smartproxy (now Decodo) among providers sharing addresses.

    “An IP in Bright Data's network is often also available through Smartproxy, Oxylabs, and many other providers.”

    Supply and public reports Medium confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 ipinfo.io

19. Spur's smart-TV study named Honeygain UAB, which it called a subsidiary of Oxylabs, as publisher of 16 proxy-flagged TV apps and found no comparable private-range blocklist in the Honeygain/Oxylabs sample; Oxylabs said it restricts private ranges.

    “Honeygain UAB (subsidiary of Oxylabs) shows up as the publisher on another 16.”

    Supply and public reports High confidence Seen 23 Oct 2026 spur.us

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.