SANS Internet Stormcenter Daily Cyber Security Podcast (Stormcast) SANS Stormcast Thursday, April 9th, 2026: Honeypot Fingerprinting; Microsoft Locks Developer Accounts; ActiveMQ Vuln;
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Apr 9, 2026 Discussion covers honeypot fingerprinting tactics and simple tweaks defenders can use to avoid detection. A cluster of developer account suspensions tied to new Windows driver signing rules and updates is explained. A recently disclosed ActiveMQ remote code execution via Jolokia and urgent patch guidance are highlighted.
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Honeypot Fingerprinting Via Login Oddities
- Attackers can reliably fingerprint medium-interaction honeypots by probing login behavior differences.
- Researchers used impossible usernames like Honeypotter and observed random acceptance behavior in Kauri to identify emulated systems.
Block Obvious Probe Credentials On Honeypots
- Harden honeypots by blocking or treating suspicious usernames and passwords as telltales of probes.
- Johannes Ulrich noted they may add features to stop logins from obvious probe credentials like Honeypot or Honeypotter.
Privacy Tool Developers Locked Out Of Microsoft Accounts
- Microsoft suspended developer accounts for WireGuard, Veracrypt, and Windscribe, preventing them from publishing updates.
- Johannes Ulrich reported the suspensions affected privacy-related projects and caused immediate update delivery issues for Windows users.