Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 172.91.149.7Previously Malicious

IP Address: 172.91.149.7Previously Malicious

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

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Scanner

Services Targeted

SSH

Tags

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

Associated Attack Servers

a2webhosting.com mgtelecom.ru

46.149.233.35 51.210.8.207 68.66.253.100 162.249.2.189 173.255.240.191 185.61.149.22 185.62.137.56

Basic Information

IP Address

172.91.149.7

Domain

-

ISP

Spectrum

Country

United States

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2020-06-23

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2020-07-08

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

Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/local/bin/dash generated outgoing network traffic to: 167.99.39.134:80 2 times

Outgoing Connection

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

Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 167.99.39.134:80 3 times

Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/local/bin/dash generated outgoing network traffic to: 167.99.39.134:80 2 times

Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 167.99.39.134:80 3 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: 167.99.39.134:80

Outgoing Connection

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

Outgoing Connection

System file /etc/inittab2 was modified 361 times

System File Modification

Process /root/pty3 started listening on ports: 59000

Listening

The file /root/pty3 was downloaded and executed 40 times

Download and Execute

System file /etc/inittab was modified 225 times

System File Modification

System file /etc/rc.local was modified

System File Modification

Process /root/pty3 generated outgoing network traffic to: 162.249.2.189:2407, 173.255.240.191:2407, 185.61.149.22:2407, 185.62.137.56:2407, 46.149.233.35:2407, 51.210.8.207:2407 and 68.66.253.100:2407

Outgoing Connection

Process /root/pty3 attempted to access suspicious domains: a2webhosting.com and mgtelecom.ru

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

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

Outgoing Connection

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

Download and Allow Execution

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

Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 167.99.39.134:80 5 times

Outgoing Connection

The file /tmp/pty4 was downloaded and executed 2 times

Download and Execute

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

Download and Allow Execution

The file /root/pty4 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Download and Allow Execution

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 167.99.39.134:80 2 times

Outgoing Connection

The file /var/tmp/pty3 was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

Connection was closed due to timeout