ISC Stormcast For Thursday, March 19th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9856, (Thu, Mar 19th)
2026-03-20T01:23:44Z•0599e823c6b661197300c0e9913d86e2ff205ec6822dda4ce23f728f9a22ede6
ClickFixEmailJSRATRemcosSmartApeSGadminercowriecredential-theftdshieldhoneypotiptablesipv4-mapped-ipv6iranbotphishingphpmyadminportscanproxy-scansreacttelnetwebhoneypot
What happened
SANS ISC diary collection (Mar 13–19, 2026) summarizing multiple observed threats and telemetry from honeypots/DShield sensors: (1) Cowrie honeypot logs show an echo containing a banner-like string (“MAGIC_PAYLOAD_KILLER_HERE_OR_LEAVE_EMPTY_iranbot_was_here”) and activity (port scans, successful Telnet login) from IP 64.89.161.198; (2) widespread scanning for web admin interfaces, including probes for phpMyAdmin and Adminer; (3) many proxy/"/proxy/" URL scans and use of IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses to potentially obfuscate origin; (4) a SmartApeSG campaign delivering the Remcos RAT via a ClickF‑
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- sans_isc_diary
- Record identifier
- 0599e823c6b661197300c0e9913d86e2ff205ec6822dda4ce23f728f9a22ede6
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-20T01:23:44Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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