# T-Pot Honeypot Weekly Threat Intelligence Summary: 2026-09-14 to 2026-09-21

**Reporting Window:** 2026-09-14 to 2026-09-21  
**Deployment:** T-Pot Distributed Sensor Network  
**Target Focus:** RDP (3389), SSH/Telnet (22/23), Ingress Malware Droppers  
**Generated At:** 2026-09-21 00:00:01 UTC  

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## 1. Weekly Executive Summary

Over the 7-day monitoring window from **2026-09-14 to 2026-09-21**, the sensor array recorded substantial automated reconnaissance and intrusion traffic.

* **RDP Attack Volume**: Over **31,199** connection attempts detected across **277** unique source IPs.
* **SSH & Telnet Probes**: **100,668** events processed across **891** distinct attacking hosts.
* **Captured Payloads**: **34** automated ingress tool transfer(s) captured by honeypot emulators.

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## 2. Top Remote Desktop (RDP) Threat Actors

Automated scanners continue aggressive password spraying against exposed RDP endpoints. The top attacking hosts identified during this period:

| Source IP | Country | Autonomous System (ASN) | Attempt Count | Target Profile |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `213.136.71.23` | FR | AS51167 Contabo GmbH | **10,019** | Automated RDP NLA Spray |
| `149.50.115.15` | PL | AS201814 MEVSPACE sp. z o.o. | **4,181** | Automated RDP NLA Spray |
| `104.243.39.112` | NL | AS23470 ReliableSite.Net LLC | **2,256** | Automated RDP NLA Spray |
| `138.226.239.7` | NL | AS44589 admin@ntservers.pro | **1,800** | Automated RDP NLA Spray |
| `78.128.112.114` | BG | AS208637 4 Vendeta Ltd | **1,714** | Automated RDP NLA Spray |

### Targeted RDP Accounts
The most frequently targeted account names across incoming RDP sessions:
* **`Administrator`**: 3,468 attempts
* **`Admin`**: 1,658 attempts
* **`administrator`**: 582 attempts
* **`admin`**: 230 attempts
* **`Administrador`**: 11 attempts
* **`azureadmin`**: 10 attempts

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## 3. SSH & Telnet Exploitation Telemetry

### Top Attacking IPs
| Source IP | Country | Autonomous System (ASN) | Attempt Count |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `2.26.64.218` | DE | AS210546 CHSL ONE LTD | **22,046** |
| `109.160.32.40` | NL | AS197170 TechTies Inc. | **7,217** |
| `109.160.32.117` | NL | AS197170 TechTies Inc. | **7,217** |
| `109.160.32.77` | NL | AS197170 TechTies Inc. | **7,211** |
| `109.160.32.13` | NL | AS197170 TechTies Inc. | **7,205** |

### Targeted SSH/Telnet Credentials
Common authentication pairs observed:
* **`root`**: 8,253 login attempts
* **`admin`**: 678 login attempts
* **`ubuntu`**: 366 login attempts
* **`user`**: 300 login attempts
* **`deploy`**: 224 login attempts
* **`test`**: 182 login attempts

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## 4. Captured Ingress Malware & Payloads

The honeypot captured 34 malicious staging script(s) dropped via shell access during this window:

* **SHA-256**: `ae8d459595257f2f22c9d1ff74c4fb8a91643fad7899b57556496716692b904e`
  * **Source IP**: `130.12.180.51`
  * **Download URL**: `None`
  * **Timestamp**: `2026-09-14T01:18:21.164874+00:00`

* **SHA-256**: `0db4656687a425c47d19000db866db52c7e415dbfaf6b5c651adcb9275ab23ca`
  * **Source IP**: `130.12.180.51`
  * **Download URL**: `None`
  * **Timestamp**: `2026-09-14T01:18:21.165574+00:00`

* **SHA-256**: `f8db7f90715f66642afdb46bc48bb19f56f26e48d347350f9468b9b1ac47cf3a`
  * **Source IP**: `20.80.86.196`
  * **Download URL**: `None`
  * **Timestamp**: `2026-09-14T08:31:22.099972+00:00`


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## 5. Defensive Mitigations & IoCs

1. **Firewall Blocking**: Block all incoming traffic from the top offending autonomous systems and subnets identified above.
2. **Eliminate Public RDP Exposure**: Place RDP access strictly behind an authenticated VPN or Cloudflare Zero Trust / WireGuard gateway.
3. **Disable Telnet & Default Accounts**: Ensure port 23 is closed at perimeter firewalls and disable default accounts (`root`, `admin`, `guest`).