BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: Clogged Nodes
De:       Denn
Data:     Fri, 22 May 2026 23:15:18 -0600
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  hbRenb: hcRe: Clogged Nodes
  bBynb: hcfusion bto cDux bon cFri May 22 2026 10:36 pmn

 fu> they're not looking for BBSes

 fu> they're looking for misconfigured *nix servers, commercial or industrial
 fu> equipment, etc

 fu> they immediately start trying to log in with default user information and
 fu> then from there start in on the most common password lists..


 fu> it's actually relatively common to run a "honeypot" to capture these types
 fu> of connections and waste their time either by forcing a real person to
 fu> investigate or waste the bot's time if they're smart and rate limit. the
 fu> honeypot just pretends to be a misconfigured machine the bot is familiar
 fu> with.

 If you want to have a little fun with the bots, put a bunch of text in your badip.can, in my badip I have text about virus's from the early 90's.

Denn

...(A)bort, (R)etry, (I)nfluence with a large hammer
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