Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 118.187.50.227Malicious

IP Address: 118.187.50.227Malicious

This IP address attempted an attack on a machine in our threat sensors network

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Connect-Back, Scanner

Services Targeted

MSSQL SMB

Tags

MSSQL Null Session Login Successful MSSQL Login Outgoing Connection Create MsSql Procedure Bulk Files Tampering MSSQL Access Suspicious Domain DNS Query Drop MsSql Table Access Share CMD Service Start IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain File Operation By CMD Create MsSql Table PowerShell MSSQL Brute Force

Associated Attack Servers

121.in-addr.arpa mssql.loader0118.xyz

103.207.8.105 106.45.14.33 107.148.13.151 121.22.124.78

Basic Information

IP Address

118.187.50.227

Domain

-

ISP

China Telecom

Country

China

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2022-11-06

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2023-09-01

What is Akamai Guardicore Segmentation
Akamai Guardicore Segmentation is a data center and cloud security solution that protects the organization's core assets, using flexible, quickly deployed and easy to understand micro-segmentation controls. Akamai Guardicore Segmentation generates in-context security incidents, with details on attacker tools and techniques, that help IR teams prioritize incident investigation and reduce dwell time. Learn More

Attack Flow

A user logged in using MSSQL with the following credentials: sa / ****** - Authentication policy: White List (Part of a Brute Force Attempt)

MSSQL Brute Force Successful MSSQL Login

MSSQL procedures were created: sp_addextendedproc , sp_addlogin , sp_addsrvrolemember , sp_droplogin and sp_password

Create MsSql Procedure

IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : sp_password - password change

IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain

IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : xp_reg* - registry access

IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain

IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : xp_cmdshell - program execution

IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain

IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : SQL sp_configure - configuration change

IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain

MSSQL tables were dropped: #A1E8A56F and #A3D0EDE1

Drop MsSql Table

MSSQL tables were created: #temp_jobs_to_delete________________________________________________________________________________________________000000000002

Create MsSql Table

IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : sp_start_job - program execution

IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain

Process c:\program files\microsoft sql server\mssql11.sqlexpress\mssql\binn\sqlservr.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 107.148.13.151:80

Outgoing Connection

PowerShell session started by c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe

Service seclogon was started

Service Start

Process c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: mssql.loader0118.xyz

Access Suspicious Domain DNS Query Outgoing Connection

Process c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 107.148.13.151:1433

Outgoing Connection

Connection was closed due to timeout

Process c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe performed bulk changes in {c:\windows\system32\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\powershell\commandanalysis} on 53 files

Bulk Files Tampering