Honeypot Threat Analysis — September 7, 2026

2026-09-07 Analysis

Threat Overview

On September 7th, 2026, our Raspberry Pi 5 honeypot was actively engaged in a variety of cyber attacks and defense responses. Here’s an analysis based on the given data:

Total Attackers: 207 AbuseIPDB Report Count: 178

Geographic Analysis

The honeypot reported 465 attackers from the United States, which constitutes 30% of all attacks, indicating significant activity originating there. Germany and the Netherlands also saw substantial activity (159 and 119 respectively), with Belgium showing a noteworthy 101.

GeoIP Statistics

Total IPs: 1528
United States: 465 (30%)
Germany: 159 (10%)
Netherlands: 119 (7%)
Belgium: 101 (6%)

SSH Brute Force and Post-Exploitation

SSH Attacks:

Total Logins: 613
Total Commands: 42

Post-Exploitation Scenarios:

Top IPs: [“60.10.101.6”, “85.85.17.46”]
Top Passwords: [“8c6976e5b5410415”]

Web Scanning and HTTP Traffic

Top HTTP Paths:

[/], [/login], [/hachk.php], [/dispatch.asp], [/SDK/webLanguage]

HTTP Requests:

Total Req/IPS: 67 /37

IDS & Scan Intel

IDS Alerts:

Total Alerts: 16926
Total IPs: 924

Suricata IDS:

Severity: Critical
Top Events: SSH, HTTP

Malware Analysis

No malware captured today.

Tarpit and Malware Detection

Tarpit: Trapped connections from 45 IPs, no waste of time.
Malware: No malware detected or captured on this date.

Canarytokens and Community Defense

Canarytokens:

Triggered: 24

Community Defense:

Tools: No tools were attempted to be used.

Threat Response Analysis

The honeypot was successful in thwarting attempts from a variety of threat sources, including SSH brute force, web scanning, and HTTP traffic. The IDS alerts indicate that the system is actively monitoring for malicious activity, which is crucial for proactive defense.

Conclusion

On September 7th, our Raspberry Pi 5 honeypot remained vigilant against various cyber threats. While some attackers were detected and contained, others remain a threat to be monitored. The high number of attacks from the United States underscores the importance of regional security measures and increased vigilance in this region. Future improvements could focus on enhancing defenses against malware and improving post-exploitation capabilities.

Pi5/Spain/Open-Source

By analyzing these key points, we can see that our honeypot is effectively monitoring for threats while maintaining a strong baseline of detection and response. This ongoing analysis will help inform future security strategies to better protect against evolving cyber threats.

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.