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90.174.160.179 has a threat confidence score of 89%. This IP address from Spain (AS12479, Orange Espagne SA) has been observed in 17 honeypot sessions targeting TELNET protocols. Detected attack patterns include telnet shell escalation with busybox execution attempt. First observed on January 23, 2026, most recently active March 13, 2026.
Telnet session exhibiting privilege escalation and shell breakout commands (enable, system, shell, sh) followed by execution of /bin/busybox with a non-standard or arbitrary applet name. The sequence indicates an attempt to escape restricted CLI environments and execute a staged or randomly named payload via BusyBox. The presence of an unknown BusyBox applet strongly suggests automated bot deployment logic rather than legitimate administrative activity.
Post_auth reconnaissance behavior that probes for available shell interpreters and BusyBox functionality to determine execution pathways, tooling availability, and compatibility for follow-on scripted actions