GSocket Backdoor Delivered Through Bash Script, (Fri, Mar 20th)
2026-03-20T13:23:48Z•ee3620ef71ed4555afa795fbb8c1829c04d9cba0bcbcb1216208885b55f15c0e
64.89.161.198GSocketIOCIPv4-mapped-IPv6adminerbackdoorbash scriptcowriehoneypotiranbotmalwarenetwork-scansobfuscationphpmyadminproxyscanningtelnet
What happened
SANS ISC diary (mid-March 2026) documents several malicious activities observed in honeypots and telemetry: a malicious Bash script that installs a GSocket backdoor (delivery vector unknown); honeypot/cowrie logs showing an echo payload string containing "MAGIC_PAYLOAD_KILLER_HERE_OR_LEAVE_EMPTY_iranbot_was_here" and successful Telnet logins from source IP 64.89.161.198 (activity observed 30 Jan–22 Feb 2026); widespread scans targeting Adminer/phpMyAdmin and attempts to discover /proxy/ endpoints; and use of IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses likely to obfuscate attacker origin. No CVEs referenced in
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- sans_isc_diary
- Record identifier
- ee3620ef71ed4555afa795fbb8c1829c04d9cba0bcbcb1216208885b55f15c0e
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-20T13:23:48Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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