# T-Pot Honeypot Weekly Threat Intelligence Summary: 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-12

**Reporting Window:** 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-12  
**Deployment:** T-Pot Distributed Sensor Network  
**Target Focus:** RDP (3389), SSH/Telnet (22/23), Ingress Malware Droppers  
**Generated At:** 2026-10-12 00:00:01 UTC  

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## 1. Weekly Executive Summary

Over the 7-day monitoring window from **2026-10-05 to 2026-10-12**, the sensor array recorded substantial automated reconnaissance and intrusion traffic.

* **RDP Attack Volume**: Over **127,844** connection attempts detected across **302** unique source IPs.
* **SSH & Telnet Probes**: **197,893** events processed across **955** distinct attacking hosts.
* **Captured Payloads**: **403** automated ingress tool transfer(s) captured by honeypot emulators.

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## 2. Top Remote Desktop (RDP) Threat Actors

Automated scanners continue aggressive password spraying against exposed RDP endpoints. The top attacking hosts identified during this period:

| Source IP | Country | Autonomous System (ASN) | Attempt Count | Target Profile |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `57.174.208.37` | SE | AS8075 Microsoft Corporation | **24,784** | Automated RDP NLA Spray |
| `109.205.211.4` | PL | AS201814 MEVSPACE sp. z o.o. | **21,228** | Automated RDP NLA Spray |
| `172.93.215.215` | US | AS27176 DataWagon LLC | **5,136** | Automated RDP NLA Spray |
| `121.156.19.13` | KR | AS4766 Korea Telecom | **5,025** | Automated RDP NLA Spray |
| `15.204.217.245` | US | AS16276 OVH SAS | **4,569** | Automated RDP NLA Spray |

### Targeted RDP Accounts
The most frequently targeted account names across incoming RDP sessions:
* **`Administrator`**: 18,426 attempts
* **`administrator`**: 4,528 attempts
* **`Admin`**: 4,241 attempts
* **`admin`**: 1,796 attempts
* **`adama`**: 349 attempts
* **`user`**: 324 attempts

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## 3. SSH & Telnet Exploitation Telemetry

### Top Attacking IPs
| Source IP | Country | Autonomous System (ASN) | Attempt Count |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `77.239.124.41` | NL | AS198364 BANATSYNC SRL | **9,795** |
| `77.239.124.147` | NL | AS198364 BANATSYNC SRL | **5,509** |
| `77.239.124.145` | NL | AS198364 BANATSYNC SRL | **5,500** |
| `77.239.124.155` | NL | AS198364 BANATSYNC SRL | **5,500** |
| `77.239.124.153` | NL | AS198364 BANATSYNC SRL | **5,500** |

### Targeted SSH/Telnet Credentials
Common authentication pairs observed:
* **`root`**: 6,745 login attempts
* **`admin`**: 1,123 login attempts
* **`enable`**: 817 login attempts
* **`system`**: 814 login attempts
* **`ubuntu`**: 550 login attempts
* **`user`**: 320 login attempts

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## 4. Captured Ingress Malware & Payloads

The honeypot captured 403 malicious staging script(s) dropped via shell access during this window:

* **SHA-256**: `a8460f446be540410004b1a8db4083773fa46f7fe76fa84219c93daa1669f8f2`
  * **Source IP**: `20.106.202.68`
  * **Download URL**: `None`
  * **Timestamp**: `2026-10-05T04:05:43.086729+00:00`

* **SHA-256**: `01ba4719c80b6fe911b091a7c05124b64eeece964e09c058ef8f9805daca546b`
  * **Source IP**: `20.106.202.68`
  * **Download URL**: `None`
  * **Timestamp**: `2026-10-05T04:05:46.029090+00:00`

* **SHA-256**: `a8460f446be540410004b1a8db4083773fa46f7fe76fa84219c93daa1669f8f2`
  * **Source IP**: `210.212.136.3`
  * **Download URL**: `None`
  * **Timestamp**: `2026-10-05T04:07:08.635805+00:00`


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## 5. Defensive Mitigations & IoCs

1. **Firewall Blocking**: Block all incoming traffic from the top offending autonomous systems and subnets identified above.
2. **Eliminate Public RDP Exposure**: Place RDP access strictly behind an authenticated VPN or Cloudflare Zero Trust / WireGuard gateway.
3. **Disable Telnet & Default Accounts**: Ensure port 23 is closed at perimeter firewalls and disable default accounts (`root`, `admin`, `guest`).