Recent reportsWe have received reports of abusive activity from this IP address within the last week. It is
potentially still actively engaged in abusive activities.
[Honeypot Report] Unauthorised shell access and command execution via SSH
A remote host attempted multiple logins against our emulated SSH service, then obtained shell access and executed commands.
Observed: 2026-11-11 13:27 to 2026-11-11 13:28 UTC ...
show more[Honeypot Report] Unauthorised shell access and command execution via SSH
A remote host attempted multiple logins against our emulated SSH service, then obtained shell access and executed commands.
Observed: 2026-11-11 13:27 to 2026-11-11 13:28 UTC | 2 sessions | 6 events | SSH (port 22)
Attack chain:
1. 2 credential attempts: root/---fuck_you----, root/123456
2. Shell access obtained; 1 distinct command executed: uname -s -m
Full evidence: https://github.com/1Birdo/lyrebird-intel/blob/main/incidents/2026/11/117.232.25.161.md
Reported by birdo.uk (Lyrebird honeypot lyrebird-01). Emulated service - no host was compromised.
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SSH brute-force: 3 failed attempts. Banned 24h by fail2ban [sshd-ddos]. Log evidence, own hostname redacted: sshd[1662564]: error: kex_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer | sshd[1662564]: Connection reset by 117.232.25.161 port 40 ...
show moreSSH brute-force: 3 failed attempts. Banned 24h by fail2ban [sshd-ddos]. Log evidence, own hostname redacted: sshd[1662564]: error: kex_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer | sshd[1662564]: Connection reset by 117.232.25.161 port 40746 | sshd[1662584]: Connection closed by authenticating user root 117.232.25.161 port 59392 [preauth]
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