Handler on Duty: Johannes Ullrich
Threat Level: green
Podcast Detail
SANS Stormcast Friday, January 30th, 2026: Residential Proxy Networks; Clowdbot/Moltbot Themed Malware; eScan Malicious Updates
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| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Orlando | Mar 29th - Apr 3rd 2026 |
| Network Monitoring and Threat Detection In-Depth | Amsterdam | Apr 20th - Apr 25th 2026 |
No Place Like Home Network: Disrupting the World's Largest Residential Proxy Network
Google dismantled the IPIDEA network that used residential proxies to route malicious traffic.
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/disrupting-largest-residential-proxy-network
Fake Clawdbot VS Code Extension Installs ScreenConnect RAT
The news about Clawdbot (now Moltbot) is used to distribute malware, in particular malicious VS Code extensions.
https://www.aikido.dev/blog/fake-clawdbot-vscode-extension-malware
Threat Bulletin: Critical eScan Supply Chain Compromise
Anti-virus vendor eScan was compromised, and its update servers were used to install malware on some customer systems.
https://www.morphisec.com/blog/critical-escan-threat-bulletin/
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Orlando | Mar 29th - Apr 3rd 2026 |
| Network Monitoring and Threat Detection In-Depth | Amsterdam | Apr 20th - Apr 25th 2026 |
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | San Diego | May 11th - May 16th 2026 |
| Network Monitoring and Threat Detection In-Depth | Online | Arabian Standard Time | Jun 20th - Jun 25th 2026 |
| Network Monitoring and Threat Detection In-Depth | Riyadh | Jun 20th - Jun 25th 2026 |
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Washington | Jul 13th - Jul 18th 2026 |
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Online | British Summer Time | Jul 27th - Aug 1st 2026 |
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Las Vegas | Sep 21st - Sep 26th 2026 |





