SANS Stormcast Friday, January 30th, 2026: Residential Proxy Networks; Clowdbot/Moltbot Themed Malware; eScan Malicious Updates

JAN 30, 20266 MIN
SANS Internet Stormcenter Daily Cyber Security Podcast (Stormcast)

SANS Stormcast Friday, January 30th, 2026: Residential Proxy Networks; Clowdbot/Moltbot Themed Malware; eScan Malicious Updates

JAN 30, 20266 MIN

Description

<br/> No Place Like Home Network: Disrupting the World's Largest Residential Proxy Network<br/> Google dismantled the IPIDEA network that used residential proxies to route malicious traffic.<br/> <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/disrupting-largest-residential-proxy-network">https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/disrupting-largest-residential-proxy-network</a><br/> Fake Clawdbot VS Code Extension Installs ScreenConnect RAT<br/> The news about Clawdbot (now Moltbot) is used to distribute malware, in particular malicious VS Code extensions.<br/> <a href="https://www.aikido.dev/blog/fake-clawdbot-vscode-extension-malware">https://www.aikido.dev/blog/fake-clawdbot-vscode-extension-malware</a><br/> Threat Bulletin: Critical eScan Supply Chain Compromise<br/> Anti-virus vendor eScan was compromised, and its update servers were used to install malware on some customer systems.<br/> <a href="https://www.morphisec.com/blog/critical-escan-threat-bulletin/">https://www.morphisec.com/blog/critical-escan-threat-bulletin/</a><br/>