• Ziggurat@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Most likely : Someone script kiddie tried to attack-it, and some user had a week password. There is tons of bot farm attacking any device connected to the internet all the time, as indiviual, we usually have a firewall/router between our PC and internet (so the whole family gets wifi), and keep all the “remote access services” off. But a telescope is typically the kind of infrastructure where “remote access” is necessary meaning that you’re a target for attacker

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      There is tons of bot farm attacking any device connected to the internet all the time

      A neat experiment is to configure an SSH server that has no users. It’ll allow connections but it isn’t possible to actually login. It’ll also have a log where you can view login attempts. Within a few days of going online, your logs should be filled will tens of thousands of login attempts from IP addresses from around the world.

      • sylver_dragon@lemmy.world
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        Yup, in the last 24 hours, my little home server had 244 failed ssh logins and a bunch of web application attacks. If it’s on the internet, it’s under attack constantly. Fall behind on your patching, and you’re going to get popped.

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        Yup. Our company gets this all the time, in addition to some impromptu basic pentesting.