Field Notes

A cartoon UNVR G2 celebrates an 8 GB price and a 16 GB prize.

8 GB Price, 16 GB Prize: My UNVR G2 Shipped With Double RAM

Ubiquiti advertises the UNVR G2 with 8 GB of memory. Mine identifies as a G2, reports 15.5 GB, and is actively using more than seven. Thanks for the accidental upgrade.

First five hours of honeypot activity: 191 sessions, 4,535 events, 2,322 commands, 90 simulated logins, 146 download events, and two Mirai variants.

I Put One Disposable IP on the Internet. Five Hours Later, Mirai Showed Up.

A fresh, isolated cloud VM attracted 191 sessions, 2,322 attacker commands, two Mirai variants, and an SSH tunnel attempt in about five hours.