Finding Signal in the Noise: Lessons Learned Running a Honeypot with AI Assistance [Guest Diary], (Tue, Feb 24th)

The author documents deployment and analysis of a DShield honeypot that collected millions of logs and identified a recurring scanning campaign using the 'libredtail-http' User-Agent; analysis suggests an automated botnet probing Apache, Linux web interfaces, and IoT devices (references include CVE-2021-41773/42013). The report highlights identical request patterns across multiple IPs, intermittent burst behavior, limits of incoming-only telemetry, and the practical use of ChatGPT to triage leads and avoid dead ends.