Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 178.22.123.208Previously Malicious

IP Address: 178.22.123.208Previously Malicious

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

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Connect-Back, Scanner

Services Targeted

SSH

Tags

System File Modification Port 2222 Scan SSH Listening 31 Shell Commands Port 22 Scan Successful SSH Login Download and Allow Execution Download and Execute

Associated Attack Servers

5.26.221.186 47.91.87.67 100.0.197.18 121.156.203.3 140.127.211.177 166.168.111.151

Basic Information

IP Address

178.22.123.208

Domain

-

ISP

Asiatech Data Transfer Inc PLC

Country

Iran, Islamic Republic of

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2020-07-12

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2020-07-13

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

Successful SSH Login

A user logged in using SSH with the following credentials: root / **** - Authentication policy: Correct Password 4 times

Successful SSH Login

The file /root/ifconfig was downloaded and executed 7 times

Download and Execute

The file /root/nginx was downloaded and executed 12 times

Download and Execute

Process /root/nginx scanned port 22 on 41 IP Addresses

Port 22 Scan

Process /etc/nginx scanned port 22 on 41 IP Addresses

Port 22 Scan Port 2222 Scan

Process /etc/nginx scanned port 22 on 38 IP Addresses

Port 22 Scan Port 2222 Scan

Process /etc/nginx scanned port 2222 on 41 IP Addresses

Port 22 Scan Port 2222 Scan

Process /root/nginx started listening on ports: 1234

Listening

System file /etc/nginx was modified 4 times

System File Modification

The file /etc/ifconfig was downloaded and executed 8 times

Download and Execute

The file /etc/nginx was downloaded and executed 121 times

Download and Execute

Process /etc/nginx started listening on ports: 1234

Listening

The file /root/ifconfig was downloaded and executed 6 times

Download and Execute

The file /root/nginx was downloaded and executed 12 times

Download and Execute

Process /etc/nginx generated outgoing network traffic to: 1.192.204.110:22, 1.192.204.110:2222, 102.90.70.87:22, 11.182.226.189:22, 11.182.226.189:2222, 113.39.139.74:22, 113.93.46.70:2222, 131.250.230.162:22, 132.185.237.12:22, 132.185.237.12:2222, 136.155.49.210:22, 136.155.49.210:2222, 137.63.187.82:2222, 140.221.70.107:2222, 140.235.253.17:22, 140.235.253.17:2222, 140.61.153.170:22, 140.61.153.170:2222, 146.176.89.219:22, 146.176.89.219:2222, 147.107.34.144:2222, 151.79.171.61:2222, 163.208.179.223:22, 163.208.179.223:2222, 172.29.102.189:22, 172.29.102.189:2222, 175.62.79.199:22, 175.98.136.167:22, 175.98.136.167:2222, 176.39.89.4:22, 176.39.89.4:2222, 179.83.103.136:22, 179.83.103.136:2222, 194.181.28.144:22, 201.239.217.76:22, 201.239.217.76:2222, 205.1.45.167:22, 205.1.45.167:2222, 206.7.49.174:22, 206.7.49.174:2222, 208.227.85.177:22, 208.227.85.177:2222, 211.168.110.123:22, 215.213.42.21:2222, 216.135.37.206:2222, 221.195.225.160:2222, 223.107.7.195:2222, 240.182.214.82:2222, 242.78.111.242:22, 242.78.111.242:2222, 246.24.200.98:22, 249.178.196.33:22, 249.178.196.33:2222, 250.153.68.225:22, 250.153.68.225:2222, 252.200.97.133:22, 252.200.97.133:2222, 253.95.246.37:22, 253.95.246.37:2222, 28.79.130.39:22, 31.176.246.113:22, 31.176.246.113:2222, 33.128.96.143:2222, 40.236.251.149:22, 40.236.251.149:2222, 40.25.74.96:22, 40.25.74.96:2222, 54.235.11.210:22, 58.56.187.212:2222, 60.8.120.4:22, 65.137.164.193:22, 69.9.167.201:22, 75.120.199.209:22, 8.253.22.159:22, 8.253.22.159:2222, 84.45.154.41:22, 84.45.154.41:2222 and 97.183.13.97:22

Process /etc/nginx scanned port 2222 on 38 IP Addresses

Port 22 Scan Port 2222 Scan

The file /root/ifconfig was downloaded and executed 8 times

Download and Execute

The file /usr/bin/uptime was downloaded and executed 2 times

Download and Execute

The file /usr/bin/free was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

System file /etc/php-fpm was modified 4 times

System File Modification

The file /etc/php-fpm was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

Connection was closed due to timeout