Honeypot Threat Analysis — August 23, 2026
Critical threat level — massive coordinated attack activity across all honeypot services.
Cybersecurity Analysis: 2026-08-23
Overview
On August 23, 2026, a Raspberry Pi 5 honeypot was utilized at honey-ai.dev in Spain, receiving approximately 175 attackers with critical alerts. The top IPs involved were primarily from the United States (460), followed by China (88) and Germany (65). The total number of connections reached 369, with 214 commands executed.
Top Passwords
The most frequent passwords used for login attempts were:
- “8c6976e5b5410415”
- “6382b3cc881412b7”
- “afce0043df9fc093”
HTTP Traffic
The honeypot received 188 HTTP requests from 43 unique IPs, with a notable path of /. The paths used included:
- ”/”
- “/login”
- “/SDK/webLanguage”
- “/dispatch.asp”
- “/hachk.php”
These paths indicate that the honeypot was actively being targeted for exploitation.
Geographical Distribution
The geographical distribution shows the following top countries and percentages:
- United States: 35%
- China: 6%
- United Kingdom: 5%
- Germany: 5%
- Belgium: 4%
- Pakistan: 4%
- Netherlands: 4%
- Unknown: 3%
Malware Detection
No malware was captured during the period, indicating that the honeypot’s defenses were effective in detecting and preventing malicious activities.
Tarpit and Backfire Scans
- Tarpit: A total of 161 connections were trapped from 80 IPs.
- Backfire Scans: There were 13 backfire scans, targeting the following IP addresses:
- [5.83.129.120]
- [64.89.163.94]
- [64.89.163.176]
- [64.89.163.164]
MCP Trap
No traps were triggered during the period.
Portscans and TCP/UDP Scans
- MSSQL: 0/0
- SNMP: 20/12
- Portscans: 0/0
Security Events
The honeypot received 31,052 alerts from Suricata IDS system. The top events involved critical severity levels.
Threat Overview
Over the period of August 23, 2026, over 175 attackers were detected with a high level of activity and security alerts. The honeypot was able to respond effectively to these threats by monitoring and analyzing the traffic patterns.
Conclusion
The Raspberry Pi 5 honeypot continued its operation in Spain, successfully detecting and responding to critical security events from 2026-08-23. This shows that such a setup is effective for identifying potential cyber threats and providing defensive measures against malicious activities.
Note:
- Honeypot Configuration: Raspberry Pi 5 with Open-Source Components
- Location: Spain
This analysis highlights the effectiveness of honeypots in cybersecurity monitoring, especially when combined with advanced IDS systems.
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.