Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 20.223.134.172Previously Malicious

IP Address: 20.223.134.172Previously Malicious

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

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Scanner

Services Targeted

SSH

Tags

System File Modification Download Operation HTTP Executable File Modification Outgoing Connection DNS Query Bulk Files Tampering Service Configuration Download and Execute Service Deletion Successful SSH Login Service Creation SSH Download File Download and Allow Execution

Associated Attack Servers

45.90.161.105 91.189.88.142

Basic Information

IP Address

20.223.134.172

Domain

-

ISP

-

Country

United States

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2022-03-12

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2022-03-17

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 possibly malicious Download Operation was detected

Download Operation

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 45.90.161.105:80

Outgoing Connection

The file /tmp/onions1337 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Process /usr/bin/apt attempted to access domains: _http._tcp.archive.ubuntu.com and archive.ubuntu.com

DNS Query

Process /usr/bin/apt generated outgoing network traffic to: 91.189.88.152:80

Outgoing Connection

System file /etc/screenrc.dpkg-new was modified 16 times

System File Modification

The file /etc/init.d/screen-cleanup was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Download and Allow Execution

Executable file /usr/bin/screen.dpkg-new was modified 16 times

Executable File Modification

The file /usr/bin/screen.dpkg-new was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /usr/share/screen was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Download and Allow Execution

The file /usr/share/screen/utf8encodings.dpkg-new was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Download and Allow Execution

The file /usr/share/doc/screen was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /usr/share/doc/screen/examples.dpkg-new was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /usr/share/doc/screen/terminfo was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Service S02screen-cleanup was created

Service Creation

Service screen-cleanup was created

Service Creation

Service screen-cleanup.dpkg-new was created

Service Creation

System file /etc/shells.tmp was modified 16 times

System File Modification

System file /etc/init.d/.depend.boot was modified 4 times

System File Modification

System file /etc/init.d/.depend.start was modified 4 times

System File Modification

System file /etc/init.d/.depend.stop was modified 4 times

System File Modification

Process /usr/local/bin/dash generated outgoing network traffic to: 45.90.161.105:80

Outgoing Connection

System file /etc/banner.log was modified 4 times

System File Modification

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 45.90.161.105:80 2 times

Outgoing Connection

System file /etc/boner was modified 9 times

System File Modification

Process /usr/local/bin/dash generated outgoing network traffic to: 45.90.161.105:80 4 times

Outgoing Connection

System file /etc/brute was modified 9 times

System File Modification

/etc/brute was downloaded

Download File

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 45.90.161.105:80

Outgoing Connection

/etc/hrdmv1 was downloaded

Download File

System file /etc/loop was modified 9 times

System File Modification

Process /usr/local/bin/dash generated outgoing network traffic to: 45.90.161.105:80 3 times

Outgoing Connection

System file /etc/pass_file was modified 9 times

System File Modification

System file /etc/shitscanner was modified 9 times

System File Modification

The file /etc/adduser.conf was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/banner.log was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/bindresvport.blacklist was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/boner was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/debconf.conf was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/environment was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/fstab was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/group- was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/gshadow was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/issue was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/ld.so.conf was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/legal was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/libaudit.conf was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/locale.alias was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/locale.gen was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /usr/share/zoneinfo/Zulu was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/login.defs was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/logrotate.conf was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/loop was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/mailcap.order was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/mime.types was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/mke2fs.conf was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/modules was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/my.cnf was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/networks was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/nsswitch.conf was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/ntp.conf was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /usr/lib/os-release was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/pam.conf was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/pass_file was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/passwd was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/rsyslog.conf was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/services was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/shadow was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/shadow- was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/shells was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Download and Allow Execution

The file /etc/shitscanner was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/timezone was downloaded and granted execution privileges

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

Download and Execute

The file /tmp/mysql.sock.lock was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /tmp/onions1337.x86 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /tmp/SSH was downloaded and executed 5 times

Download and Execute

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 45.90.161.105:80 4 times

Outgoing Connection

System file /etc/banner.log.1 was modified 4 times

System File Modification

System file /etc/boner.1 was modified 9 times

System File Modification

System file /etc/brute.1 was modified 9 times

System File Modification

System file /etc/hrdmv1.1 was modified 9 times

System File Modification

System file /etc/pass_file.1 was modified 9 times

System File Modification

Process /usr/local/bin/dash generated outgoing network traffic to: 45.90.161.105:80

Outgoing Connection

System file /etc/shitscanner.1 was modified 9 times

System File Modification

The file /etc/banner.log.1 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/boner.1 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/brute.1 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/hrdmv1.1 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/loop.1 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Download and Allow Execution

The file /etc/pass_file.1 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

The file /etc/screenrc was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Download and Allow Execution

The file /etc/shitscanner.1 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

/tmp/onions1337.x86.1 was downloaded

Download File

The file /tmp/onions1337.x86.1 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Process /tmp/SSH generated outgoing network traffic to: 45.90.161.105:666

Outgoing Connection

Connection was closed due to timeout

Process /usr/bin/apt performed bulk changes in {/usr} on 60 files

Bulk Files Tampering