Cyber Threat Intelligence

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IP Address: 216.189.154.168Previously Malicious

IP Address: 216.189.154.168Previously Malicious

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

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Scanner

Services Targeted

SSH

Tags

Service Start Download and Allow Execution SSH SSH Brute Force System File Modification Port 23 Scan 100+ Shell Commands Download and Execute Outgoing Connection Service Configuration Successful SSH Login

Associated Attack Servers

smtp2go.com

44.72.171.89 45.35.72.106 192.109.119.113 193.31.30.246 203.31.37.164

Basic Information

IP Address

216.189.154.168

Domain

-

ISP

-

Country

United States

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2022-12-08

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2023-01-13

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 (Part of a Brute Force Attempt)

SSH Brute Force Successful SSH Login

The file /var/tmp/qxeS2T9wMBJpGwgW was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Download and Allow Execution

Process /usr/local/bin/dash generated outgoing network traffic to: 193.31.30.246:18084

Outgoing Connection

The file /var/tmp/dnscored was downloaded and executed 9 times

Download and Execute

Process /var/tmp/dnscored generated outgoing network traffic to: 45.35.72.106:443

Outgoing Connection

Service rc-local was started

Service Start

Service rc.local was started

Service Start

System file /etc/rc.local was modified 4 times

System File Modification

Process /var/tmp/dnscored generated outgoing network traffic to: 102.167.1.93:23, 102.218.114.191:23, 108.224.204.236:23, 111.232.134.179:23, 114.17.191.99:23, 116.32.225.235:23, 117.27.218.215:23, 12.103.131.53:23, 120.131.79.26:23, 125.13.33.213:23, 128.55.104.207:23, 130.196.253.130:23, 131.219.18.122:23, 133.14.242.162:23, 135.5.30.17:23, 136.181.171.53:23, 140.162.182.52:23, 144.186.8.102:23, 147.1.244.48:23, 153.252.114.122:23, 153.92.7.113:23, 155.150.110.29:23, 155.94.90.145:23, 156.131.130.202:23, 157.223.92.204:23, 157.246.153.164:23, 16.238.166.197:23, 162.153.202.214:23, 162.87.195.129:23, 165.228.60.60:23, 166.211.77.151:23, 171.78.135.214:23, 175.178.6.32:23, 177.49.83.44:23, 178.29.183.132:23, 178.99.1.55:23, 183.236.210.28:23, 185.71.127.74:23, 186.147.207.200:23, 187.107.104.191:23, 188.109.146.107:23, 189.85.172.86:23, 190.90.83.4:23, 192.109.119.113:18082, 192.29.123.134:23, 193.52.68.13:23, 194.102.247.129:23, 194.106.83.192:23, 198.228.17.183:23, 2.160.150.53:23, 20.111.25.63:23, 20.95.131.165:23, 201.122.89.157:23, 202.106.64.17:23, 202.83.109.197:23, 203.31.37.164:22, 204.189.191.228:23, 208.25.102.76:23, 211.212.2.121:23, 23.161.182.15:23, 240.90.223.212:23, 243.53.242.185:23, 244.122.185.137:23, 244.98.129.57:23, 245.133.108.234:23, 245.245.167.231:23, 245.76.191.234:23, 247.253.152.173:23, 249.106.55.179:23, 25.103.55.226:23, 25.186.77.97:23, 250.71.81.83:23, 35.27.140.21:23, 4.41.122.23:23, 41.121.168.97:23, 41.124.167.228:23, 43.195.239.18:23, 44.24.148.67:23, 44.72.171.89:22, 45.173.139.76:23, 45.35.72.106:443, 47.235.91.14:23, 47.254.110.45:23, 54.171.234.61:23, 57.58.112.35:23, 59.47.161.225:23, 69.222.69.46:23, 69.46.44.163:23, 70.56.176.62:23, 76.0.196.106:23, 8.54.195.76:23, 80.150.6.219:23, 82.92.97.6:23, 84.143.78.252:23, 85.159.171.17:23, 86.85.150.13:23, 9.191.33.114:23 and 93.25.199.230:23

Outgoing Connection

Process /var/tmp/dnscored scanned port 23 on 94 IP Addresses

Port 23 Scan