Memcached attacks & scanning (port 11211)
Memcached — UDP reflection/amplification abuse.
Observed by OffSeq honeypot sensors · last 30 days · #20 most-attacked service · last seen 53 minutes ago
11,109
Attacks
1,549
Distinct source IPs
11211
Port · udp
The #20 most-attacked service across the fleet in the last 30 days.
OffSeq honeypots emulating Memcached recorded 11,109 attacks from 1,549 distinct source IPs over the last 30 days. Memcached — UDP reflection/amplification abuse.
Top CVEs exploited across the fleet (last 30 days)
Fleet-wide, not scoped to Memcached.
- CVE-2017-01442,731
- CVE-2019-07082,655
- CVE-2024-45771,682
- CVE-2021-268551,652
- CVE-2017-9841542
- CVE-2025-5777269
- CVE-2023-3519150
- CVE-2012-212283