Honeypot Threat Analysis — July 20, 2026
Critical threat level — massive coordinated attack activity across all honeypot services.
Cybersecurity Analytics for July 20, 2026
Overview:
On July 20, 2026, we observed a significant spike in threat activity targeting a Raspberry Pi 5 honeypot located in Spain. The event involved 74 attackers across various protocols and geographies. While the majority of attacks were detected as critical threats, no malware was captured or tarpit data reported.
Top Targets:
The top targets identified include specific IP addresses with varying degrees of geographical distribution:
- Top IPs:
172.30.50.145.198.224.585.25.172.24994.154.43.12094.154.43.140
Top Passwords:
The top passwords used were not provided, indicating a low likelihood of password-based attacks.
HTTP Paths and GeoIP Analysis:
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HTTP Paths:
/(Root Directory)/login/cgi-bin/luci/;stok=/locale/zc?action=getInfo/SDK/webLanguage
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GeoIP: Total IPs: 5,162
- United States: 1,429 (27%)
- China: 715 (13%)
- Belgium: 278 (5%)
- Pakistan: 228 (4%)
- Netherlands: 222 (4%)
- Germany: 204 (3%)
- United Kingdom: 191 (3%)
- India: 156 (3%)
- Korea, Republic of: 141 (2%)
- Singapore: 130 (2%)
Threat Overview:
The overall threat level is critical with a total of 74 attackers identified. This suggests that the honeypot has successfully attracted significant attention and continues to be active in its defense mechanism.
Post-Exploitation:
No specific post-exploitation tactics or information was reported, indicating that the primary focus was on the initial access rather than further exploitation opportunities.
IDS & Scan Intel:
Suricata IDS generated 17,704 alerts with 392 IPs associated. The majority of these were critical events, suggesting a high level of threat activity and potential ongoing attacks.
Malware Capture:
No malware was captured or detected during the scan period.
Tarpit Data:
There is no tarpit data available for this period, indicating that targeted users have not been actively pinging the honeypot to attempt exploitation.
Canarytokens & MCP Trap:
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Canarytokens: One trigger associated with an AWS token from
156.174.16.117. This is a critical indicator of potential abuse and ongoing threat activity. -
MCP Trap: The honeypot received 3 requests, indicating that the targets are actively monitoring for tarpits or other suspicious activities.
Portscans & Other Tools:
No port scans were detected or reported. Similarly, no malware was captured through network traffic analysis.
AI Defense:
The honeypot is equipped with advanced AI defense mechanisms, which blocked 0 injections and 0 leaks during the scan period, indicating a strong initial response against potential threats.
Conclusion:
Despite the high volume of attackers targeting the Raspberry Pi honeypot in Spain on July 20, 2026, no malware was detected. The primary threat was identified as critical security breaches. The use of AWS tokens and ongoing tarpit monitoring suggests a vigilant approach to security within the network.
For future defense strategies:
- Continuously monitor for unusual traffic patterns.
- Increase defensive measures against potential abuse attempts, including AI-driven defenses.
- Regularly update and patch systems to prevent known vulnerabilities.
- Implement robust access controls and multifactor authentication to further enhance security.
This analysis was generated by qwen2.5:1.5b running locally on the Raspberry Pi 5 honeypot lab. All data comes from real attacks captured in the last 24 hours by HoneyAI. View the raw data report for complete metrics.