{"id":17904,"date":"2023-04-13T14:29:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T12:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defencetech.it\/?p=17904"},"modified":"2025-06-10T10:06:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T08:06:46","slug":"analysing-a-bruteforce-attack-linked-to-linux-malware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tinextadefence.it\/en\/analysing-a-bruteforce-attack-linked-to-linux-malware\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysing a Bruteforce attack linked to Linux malware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, our Malware Lab performed a new analysis on malware introduced into our honeynet, by an unidentified threat actor, following a Bruteforce attack.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This type of attack aims to gain unauthorised access to devices connected to the Internet, but in this case the target was an isolated machine monitored for analysis purposes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The malware under analysis was captured by our honeynet, a collection of honeypots with the task of attracting and trapping intruders attempting to penetrate organisations' computer systems, also tracing the location of the IP from which each attack originates.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>According to our analysis, the attack took place between 16 and 22 February, and totalled over 3,000 access attempts from four different IP addresses.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you wish to learn more, here is the link to our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tinextadefence.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Report-Credential-brute-forcing-leads-to-Linux-malware.pdf\">full report<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In addition, you can subscribe to the specific mailing list <b>Cyber Studios by Tinexta Defence<\/b>, to receive updates on upcoming research: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tinextadefence.it\/en\/cyber-studios-mailing-list\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/tinextadefence.it\/mailing-list-cyber-studios\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, our Malware Lab conducted a new analysis on malware introduced into our honeynet by an unidentified threat actor, following a brute-force attack. 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