Independent Threat Intelligence

FDC Threat Intelligence

We investigate the infrastructure behind cybercrime and state-sponsored operations: bulletproof hosting supply chains, phishing campaigns, malware delivery networks. All findings are based on publicly available data and original research.

288
ASN Analyzed
4
Honeypot Regions
3,600+
Malware Samples
16
Published Reports

Active Projects

Bulletproof Hosting Ecosystem
Mapping the full supply chain of abuse-tolerant hosting: from IP allocation through BGP transit to ransomware C2, state-sponsored APTs, and disinformation. 21 operator profiles, 10 interactive network graphs, 7 jurisdictions.
active invite-only 288 ASN · 21 operators · since Jan 2026
PROSPERO AS200593 Investigation
Deep dive into a single BPH autonomous system: 262 IPs across 3 prefixes, Metasploit C2, dropper distribution, RDP farms, and connections to sanctioned infrastructure. Interactive graphs and full host analysis.
active public 262 IPs · 3 prefixes · since Mar 2026
Honeypot Network
Multi-region sensor network (DE, US, RU, PL) capturing SSH brute-force, Docker API exploitation, SMB attacks, fake Ollama/Kubelet services. Automated malware collection via S3, sandbox analysis, and Loki-based monitoring.
active 4 regions · automated S3 collection · 3,600+ samples
Incident Response & Reporting
TLP:CLEAR reports on phishing campaigns targeting civil society, human rights organizations, and diaspora communities. Bilingual (EN/RU) PDF reports with IOCs and MITRE ATT&CK mapping.
reports tlp:clear

Capabilities

Infrastructure Analysis
RIPE DB, BGP routing, corporate registries, Shodan, Censys, passive DNS
Malware Analysis
Isolated sandbox, ClamAV, YARA rules, MalwareBazaar, automated S3 pipeline
Phishing Detection
Header analysis, URL extraction, domain intelligence, certificate monitoring
Honeypot Operations
Cowrie, Dionaea, PyRDP, Docker/Kubelet/Ollama traps, multi-region deployment
Threat Reporting
Bilingual reports (EN/RU), MITRE ATT&CK, IOC tables, TLP classification
Monitoring
Grafana + Loki + VictoriaMetrics, real-time alerts, Censys/crt.sh tracking

Honeypot Telemetry — April 2026

Aggregate activity across the multi-region honeypot network. Figures are anonymised totals from the monthly TLP:CLEAR report — no individual sensor identifiers, addresses, or locations are disclosed.

578,657
SSH login attempts
654
Malware samples
236K+
SIP / VoIP scans
54,032
AI-API abuse requests
Attack volume by category
SSH brute-force
578,657
SIP / VoIP scanning
236,000
Ollama API abuse
54,032
Solana-validator SSH
37,000+
Top source networks (attack-correlated hits)
DigitalOcean
1,835
OVH
436
Amazon AWS
430

Notable: 884 WannaCry-matching PE32 binaries, a Panchan Go SSH worm using Discord as secondary C2, and 3,383 TLS sessions to api[.]telegram[.]org (Telegram Bot API as malware C2). Full analysis — April 2026 Monthly Report.

Public Reports

TLP:CLEAR incident reports and threat analysis, available in English and Russian.

Contact

For collaboration, responsible disclosure, abuse reporting, or access to restricted research materials:

infra.observer@proton.me

Aleksei Fokin — Threat Intelligence Analyst