Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 167.179.128.98Previously Malicious

IP Address: 167.179.128.98Previously Malicious

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

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Scanner

Services Targeted

SSH

Tags

Download Operation Listening System File Modification 10 Shell Commands Outgoing Connection Download and Execute Successful SSH Login DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain Scheduled Task Creation SSH Service Configuration Download and Allow Execution

Associated Attack Servers

i.l33t-ppl.info

194.59.165.21

Basic Information

IP Address

167.179.128.98

Domain

-

ISP

Aussie Broadband

Country

Australia

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2020-09-21

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2021-11-15

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 SSH with the following credentials: root / ****** - Authentication policy: White List

Successful SSH Login

A possibly malicious Download Operation was detected 10 times

Download Operation

Process /bin/bash generated outgoing network traffic to: 167.99.39.134:80

Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 149.28.85.17:80

Outgoing Connection

Process /bin/bash generated outgoing network traffic to: 167.99.39.134:80

Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/local/bin/dash generated outgoing network traffic to: 149.28.85.17:80

Outgoing Connection

The file /tmp/pty9 was downloaded and executed 44 times

Download and Execute

System file /etc/rc.local was modified

System File Modification

Process /usr/local/bin/dash started listening on ports: 59000

Listening

Process /tmp/pty9 attempted to access suspicious domains: i.l33t-ppl.info

DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

Process /tmp/pty9 generated outgoing network traffic to: 194.59.165.21:8080

Outgoing Connection

The file /tmp/pty6 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Download and Allow Execution

Process /usr/local/bin/dash generated outgoing network traffic to: 149.28.85.17:80

Outgoing Connection

Process /bin/bash generated outgoing network traffic to: 167.99.39.134:80

Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/local/bin/dash generated outgoing network traffic to: 149.28.85.17:80 2 times

Outgoing Connection

The file /tmp/2sh was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Download and Allow Execution

The file /tmp/pty10 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Download and Allow Execution

Process /usr/local/bin/dash generated outgoing network traffic to: 149.28.85.17:80

Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 149.28.85.17:80

Outgoing Connection

The file /tmp/pty4 was downloaded and executed 3 times

Download and Execute

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 149.28.85.17:80

Outgoing Connection

The file /tmp/pty5 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 149.28.85.17:80

Outgoing Connection

The file /tmp/pty2 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 149.28.85.17:80

Outgoing Connection

The file /tmp/pty8 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Process /usr/local/bin/dash generated outgoing network traffic to: 18.235.127.50:80

Outgoing Connection

Connection was closed due to user inactivity

System file /etc/crontab was modified

System File Modification

System file /etc/ssh/sshd_config was modified

System File Modification