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More .well-known Scans, (Thu, Oct 2nd)

published on 2025-10-02 14:08:39 UTC by
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I have been writing about the ".well-known" directory a few times before. Recently, about attackers hiding webshells [1], and before that, about the purpose of the directory and why you should set up a "/.well-known/security.txt" file. But I noticed something else when I looked at today's logs on this web server. Sometimes you do not need a honeypot. Some attackers are noisy enough to be easily visible on a busy web server. This time, the attacker hit various URLs inside the ".well-known" directory. Here is a sample from the > 100 URLs hit:
Article: More .well-known Scans, (Thu, Oct 2nd) - published 2 days ago.

https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32340   
Published: 2025 10 02 14:08:39
Received: 2025 10 02 14:14:59
Feed: SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green
Source: SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green
Category: Alerts
Topic: Vulnerabilities
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