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Law Enforcement's Cybercrime Honeypot Maneuvers Paying Off

Data Breach Today

Closing EncroChat and Sky, Plus Careful Word-of-Mouth Management, Drove Anom Uptake The global law enforcement "Anom" honeypot operation racked up impressive statistics for the number of criminals tricked into using the encrypted communications service.

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Root Admin User: When Do Common Usernames Pose a Threat?

Data Breach Today

Honeypot Hits Reinforce Need for Strong Passwords and Multifactor Authentication Honeypot data collected by CISO Jesse La Grew highlights how attackers continue to target default usernames - including for SSH - together with weak passwords to gain brute force remote access to their targets.

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A vulnerable honeypot exposed online can be compromised in 24 hours

Security Affairs

Researchers deployed multiple instances of vulnerable systems and found that 80% of the 320 honeypots were compromised within 24 hours. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks deployed a honeypot infrastructure of 320 nodes to analyze how three actors target exposed services in public clouds. SecurityAffairs – hacking, honeypot).

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New ZHtrap botnet uses honeypot to find more victims

Security Affairs

Netlab 360 experts discovered a new Mirai-based botnet dubbed ZHtrap that implements honeypot to find more victims. Researchers from Netlab 360 discovered a new Mirai-based botnet dubbed ZHtrap that implements honeypot to find more victims. Experts noticed that that the bot borrows some implementations of the Matryosh DDoS botnet.

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Fake Smart Factory Honeypot Highlights New Attack Threats

Threatpost

The honeypot demonstrates the various security concerns plaguing vulnerable industrial control systems.

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How to Comprehend the Buzz About Honeypots

Dark Reading

Honeypots are crucial tools for security researchers and security teams. Understanding what they are and what they can do can be critical for making them safe and useful for your organization.

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Cyber Threat Landscape Study 2023: Outpost24’s honeypot findings from over 42 million attacks

Outpost24

Cyber Threat Landscape Study 2023: Outpost24’s honeypot findings from over 42 million attacks. Florian Barre. Fri, 01/13/2023 - 02:53. Threat Intelligence. What are the most common cybersecurity threats facing your business?