Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 24.191.18.250Previously Malicious

IP Address: 24.191.18.250Previously 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 Service Configuration SSH Scheduled Task Creation Listening SSH Brute Force Outgoing Connection Access Suspicious Domain Successful SSH Login Download Operation Download and Allow Execution Download and Execute 10 Shell Commands

Associated Attack Servers

a2webhosting.com

68.66.253.100

Basic Information

IP Address

24.191.18.250

Domain

-

ISP

Optimum Online

Country

United States

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2020-07-20

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2020-07-25

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 7 times

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 4 times

Outgoing Connection

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

Outgoing Connection

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

Outgoing Connection

The file /tmp/pty11 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Download and Allow Execution

System file /etc/inittab2 was modified 361 times

System File Modification

System file /etc/rc.local was modified

System File Modification

Process /root/pty3 started listening on ports: 2407

Listening

The file /root/pty3 was downloaded and executed 39 times

Download and Execute

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

Outgoing Connection

Process /root/pty3 generated outgoing network traffic to: 68.66.253.100:2407

Outgoing Connection

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

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/bin/wget 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

The file /root/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 3 times

Outgoing Connection

The file /root/pty4 was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

The file /tmp/pty5 was downloaded and granted execution privileges

Download and Allow Execution

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

Download and Execute

The file /tmp/pty4 was downloaded and executed

Download and Execute

Connection was closed due to user inactivity