Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 72.173.98.69Previously Malicious

IP Address: 72.173.98.69Previously Malicious

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

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Scanner

Services Targeted

SSH

Tags

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

Associated Attack Servers

jaygame.net

185.62.137.56

Basic Information

IP Address

72.173.98.69

Domain

-

ISP

ViaSat

Country

United States

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2021-08-24

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2021-08-26

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

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 2 times

Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 167.99.39.134:80

Outgoing Connection

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

Listening

System file /etc/inittab was modified 225 times

System File Modification

System file /etc/rc.local was modified

System File Modification

The file /tmp/pty9 was downloaded and executed 29 times

Download and Execute

Process /tmp/pty9 generated outgoing network traffic to: 185.62.137.56:8080

Outgoing Connection

Process /tmp/pty9 attempted to access suspicious domains: jaygame.net

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/bin/wget 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 4 times

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/2sh was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /tmp/pty3 was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

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

Outgoing Connection

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

Download and Execute

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

The file /tmp/pty1 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /tmp/pty8 was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

Connection was closed due to user inactivity