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Honeypot Network Reveals SSH Credential Harvesting Trends from July 2026
Key points
- Honeypot network recorded 1,531,053 login attempts in July 2026.
- 6,790 unique IP addresses were identified as attack sources.
- 131,922 unique username/password pairs were attempted.
- Asia and Europe were the top continents for attack source IPs and login attempts, respectively.
Honeypot Network Overview
A personal honeypot network, consisting of 15 dedicated servers across 5 VPS providers globally, was deployed to monitor SSH credential harvesting. The initial data collection period spanned July 2026, focusing specifically on login attempts to port 22/TCP.
Key Data Collected
During the 30-day period, the honeypot recorded 1,531,053 total login attempts from 6,790 unique IP addresses. These attempts targeted 12,238 unique usernames and 97,621 unique passwords, resulting in 131,922 unique username/password pairs being tried. The majority of honeypots (60%) were located in Europe during this timeframe.
Geographic Origin of Attacks
Analysis of the attack sources revealed that 60.1% of unique IP addresses originated from Asia, followed by Europe (19.1%) and North America (12.3%). However, in terms of total login attempts, Europe accounted for the highest share at 60.2%, with Asia contributing 29.6%. China, the United States, and India were the top countries by unique IP addresses.
Technical Setup and Future Plans
The honeypot infrastructure utilized dedicated servers and IPv4 addresses. The collected credentials were percent-encoded for lossless storage. Future plans for the project include expanding the honeypot network, refining data presentation, and potentially incorporating other types of attack data beyond login attempts.
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Reporting from
A personal honeypot network collected data on SSH login attempts during July 2026, recording over 1.5 million attempts from nearly 6,800 unique IP addresses. The data provides insights into the geographic origins of these credential harvesting activities and the volume of unique credentials targeted.