What do Ports Hear When Nobody's Listening? An Assessment of Automated Cybercrime [Guest Diary], (Wed, Jun 24th)

2026-06-28T07:23:45Z8b7ef05329217062fc83096f3b18465acd880dad9bbfcca989644238bfc2e827
CVE-2024-40766T1036credential attacksipv4-mapped-ipv6malware obfuscationphishingprocess masqueradingrootkitssh brute forcethreat intelvelvet antwebshell

What happened

This ISC SANS diary collection (June 17–25, 2026) covers multiple active threats and research observations: Linux process name masquerading (MITRE T1036) and rootkit-style hiding techniques (including activity linked to the Velvet Ant group); continued prevalence and new variants of webshells; a phishing campaign targeting a Belgian bank using IPv4-mapped IPv6 addressing; coordinated SSH brute-force activity over recent months; and a note on CVE-2024-40766 where a vendor patch addressed the bug but insecure configuration remained. Guidance and telemetry-focused analysis are provided across the

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

Source ID
sans_isc_diary
Record identifier
8b7ef05329217062fc83096f3b18465acd880dad9bbfcca989644238bfc2e827
Enrichment time
2026-06-28T07:23:45Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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