Akamai Guardicore Segmentation CTI

Threat Information

Role	Attacker, Scanner
Services Targeted	MSSQL
Tags	PowerShell DNS Query Service Start Drop MsSql Table Access Suspicious Domain Listening Bulk Files Tampering IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain Access Share Outgoing Connection MSSQL Brute Force MSSQL Null Session Login Create MsSql Table MSSQL Successful MSSQL Login Create MsSql Procedure
Associated Attack Servers	mssql.loader0118.xyz 107.148.13.151

Basic Information

IP Address	206.84.233.15
Domain	-
ISP	-
Country	India
WHOIS	Created Date	-
	Updated Date	-
	Organization	-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation	2023-10-14
Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation	2023-10-14

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)	Successful MSSQL Login MSSQL Brute Force
MSSQL procedures were created: sp_addextendedproc , sp_addlogin , sp_addsrvrolemember , sp_droplogin and sp_password	Create MsSql Procedure
IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : sp_password - password change	IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain
IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : xp_reg* - registry access	IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain
IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : xp_cmdshell - program execution	IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain
IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : SQL sp_configure - configuration change	IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain
MSSQL tables were dropped: #A1E8A56F and #A3D0EDE1	Drop MsSql Table
MSSQL tables were created: #temp_jobs_to_delete________________________________________________________________________________________________000000000002	Create MsSql Table
IDS detected Attempted User Privilege Gain : sp_start_job - program execution	IDS - Attempted User Privilege Gain
Process c:\program files\microsoft sql server\mssql11.sqlexpress\mssql\binn\sqlservr.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 107.148.13.151:80	Outgoing Connection
Service seclogon was started	Service Start
PowerShell session started by c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
Process c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe attempted to access suspicious domains: mssql.loader0118.xyz	DNS Query Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection
Process c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe generated outgoing network traffic to: 107.148.13.151:1433	Outgoing Connection
Process c:\program files\microsoft sql server\mssql11.sqlexpress\mssql\binn\sqlservr.exe started listening on ports: 12345	Listening
Connection was closed due to timeout
Process c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe performed bulk changes in {c:\windows\system32\config\systemprofile\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\powershell\commandanalysis} on 61 files	Bulk Files Tampering

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