ISC Stormcast For Friday, March 20th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9858, (Fri, Mar 20th)
2026-03-20T07:23:56Z•bee85076474fc3963721b4bebc23028c5dfcb23f3e12ad38bc9842674a98ac2b
adminerclickfixcowriecredential-accessdshieldhoneypotiociptables-logsipv4-mapped-ipv6iranbotmalware-distributionphpmyadminportscanproxy-scanningratremcosscanningsource-ip-64.89.161.198telnetwebhoneypot
What happened
SANS ISC diary entries (Mar 14–20, 2026) report multiple honeypot-detected scanning and intrusion activities: cowrie logs showing an echoed marker string (“MAGIC_PAYLOAD_KILLER_HERE_OR_LEAVE_EMPTY_iranbot_was_here”) with related portscans, a successful Telnet (TCP/23) login and web access from source IP 64.89.161.198 (activity observed 30 Jan–22 Feb 2026). Ongoing mass scans target web DB management tools (phpMyAdmin and Adminer). Attackers also probe for open proxies using “/proxy/” URL patterns and sometimes use IPv4-mapped IPv6 address formats (RFC 4038) to obscure origin. A campaign (Smart
Why it matters
A reviewed impact interpretation has not been published for this record.
Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- sans_isc_diary
- Record identifier
- bee85076474fc3963721b4bebc23028c5dfcb23f3e12ad38bc9842674a98ac2b
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-20T07:23:56Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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