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SANS Stormcast Tuesday, June 24th, 2025: Telnet/SSH Scan Evolution; Fake Sonicwall Software; File-Fix vs Click-Fix

SANS Stormcast Tuesday, June 24th, 2025: Telnet/SSH Scan Evolution; Fake Sonicwall Software; File-Fix vs Click-Fix

Update: 2025-06-25
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Quick Password Brute Forcing Evolution Statistics

After collecting usernames and passwords from our ssh and telnet honeypots for about a decade, I took a look back at how scans changed. Attackers are attempting more passwords in each scans than they used to, but the average length of passwords did not change.

https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Quick%20Password%20Brute%20Forcing%20Evolution%20Statistics/32068

Introducing FileFix A New Alternative to ClickFix Attacks

Attackers may trick the user into copy/pasting strings into file explorer, which will execute commands similar to the ClickFix attack that tricks users into copy pasting the command into the start menu s cmd feature.

https://www.mobile-hacker.com/2025/06/24/introducing-filefix-a-new-alternative-to-clickfix-attacks/

Threat Actors Modify and Re-Create Commercial Software to Steal User s Information

A fake Sonicwall Netextender clone will steal user s credentials

https://www.sonicwall.com/blog/threat-actors-modify-and-re-create-commercial-software-to-steal-users-information
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SANS Stormcast Tuesday, June 24th, 2025: Telnet/SSH Scan Evolution; Fake Sonicwall Software; File-Fix vs Click-Fix

SANS Stormcast Tuesday, June 24th, 2025: Telnet/SSH Scan Evolution; Fake Sonicwall Software; File-Fix vs Click-Fix

Dr. Johannes B. Ullrich