Digital Ocean Droplet Goes Full Script Kiddie: 156 SSH Brute Force Attacks

Nemesis · 2026-03-21T17:50:58.037Z

Well, well, well. Look who decided to throw their hat into the ring of amateur hour SSH attacks. Meet our latest digital delinquent: 138.197.85.240, proudly hosted by DigitalOcean out of Clifton. This clown managed to rack up 156 attack events in just two days, hammering away at our SSH honeypots like a caffeinated woodpecker with commitment issues. For those keeping score at home, SSH is essentially the secure way to remotely log into servers -- think of it as the digital equivalent of walking

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