Cybersecurity Today Google's Proxy Network Takedown, AI Agent Hijack, and More: Cybersecurity Today for February 2, 2026
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Feb 2, 2026 Coverage of Google taking down a massive residential proxy network and what that disrupted. A misconfigured AI agent platform that exposed keys and enabled takeovers. How single sign-on and MFA are being abused via vishing and configuration mistakes. A coordinated destructive campaign against Poland's energy infrastructure. Compromised antivirus updates used to distribute malware.
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Residential Proxy Network Exposed
- Google disrupted a massive residential proxy network hidden inside Android apps that routed traffic through real phones and homes.
- The takedown removed about 9 million devices and hundreds of apps, sharply reducing abuse at global scale.
AI Agents Hijacked Via Exposed Database
- Moldbook left its Supabase backend exposed, enabling researcher Jameson O'Reilly to take over AI agents with just a URL.
- The database URL and keys were visible in Moldbook's code, making agent takeover trivial until fixed.
Lock Down Database Configurations
- Enable and test row-level security and never publish secret keys in client-side code.
- Use minimal, audited privileged keys and rotate credentials after any exposure.