ISC Stormcast For Thursday, March 19th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9856, (Thu, Mar 19th)
2026-03-19T19:23:46Z•6560302726adedff05f4430895be452f3e97be84e90de33173bab256e019b774
ClickFixEmailJSRATReactRemcosSmartApeSGadminercowriecredential-harvestdshieldhoneypotipv4-mapped-ipv6iranbotmalware-campaignobfuscationphishingphpmyadminportscanproxy-scanstelnetwebhoneypot
What happened
SANS ISC diary (mid-March 2026) reports multiple reconnaissance and exploitation activities observed in honeypots: cowrie logs show portscans, a successful Telnet login and a distinctive echo payload string ("MAGIC_PAYLOAD_KILLER_HERE_OR_LEAVE_EMPTY_iranbot_was_here") tied to source IP 64.89.161.198; widespread scans for web management tools including adminer (phpMyAdmin alternative) and /proxy/ URL abuse; use of IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses to potentially obfuscate attacker IPs; a SmartApeSG campaign delivering the Remcos RAT via a ClickFix page; and a React-based phishing page that exfiltrates
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- sans_isc_diary
- Record identifier
- 6560302726adedff05f4430895be452f3e97be84e90de33173bab256e019b774
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-19T19:23:46Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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