Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 52.255.154.41Previously Malicious

IP Address: 52.255.154.41Previously Malicious

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

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Scanner

Services Targeted

SSH

Tags

Successful SSH Login New SSH Key Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection SSH Brute Force Download and Execute SSH

Associated Attack Servers

allwest.net ident.me usib.tv

39.104.172.64 39.105.175.226 42.62.6.200 42.96.170.211 45.33.59.90 47.95.145.40 47.98.121.79 47.104.31.129 47.106.193.74 47.244.107.80 49.73.84.142 49.232.74.172 49.233.64.207 49.234.23.43 49.234.187.186 49.235.65.48 49.235.194.253 58.23.212.41 58.144.209.82 60.248.152.189 61.153.189.179 66.171.248.178 81.68.101.198 103.29.119.125 103.45.102.107 106.54.35.171 106.54.44.220 106.54.101.192 106.75.90.200

Basic Information

IP Address

52.255.154.41

Domain

-

ISP

Microsoft Corporation

Country

United States

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2020-07-24

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2020-09-23

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: Reached Max Attempts (Part of a Brute Force Attempt)

SSH Brute Force Successful SSH Login

The file /usr/bin/jghlmz was downloaded and executed 56 times

Download and Execute

Process /usr/bin/jghlmz generated outgoing network traffic to: 1.1.1.1:53, 103.29.119.125:22969, 103.45.102.107:46332, 106.54.101.192:43419, 106.54.35.171:40010, 106.54.44.220:45713, 106.75.90.200:37637, 107.170.192.159:8000, 111.229.218.123:36345, 116.255.177.198:39401, 117.26.72.167:54328, 117.73.10.199:39726, 117.73.10.53:36467, 118.24.21.150:42797, 119.45.11.243:46763, 122.51.116.192:33673, 122.51.68.129:35571, 132.232.40.86:38003, 136.144.56.255:80, 154.92.16.22:36759, 154.92.195.134:48506, 173.82.26.51:36363, 175.24.116.161:37796, 176.58.123.25:80, 184.73.125.183:80, 204.237.142.137:80, 208.67.222.222:443, 210.73.207.46:49558, 211.110.1.206:42809, 212.64.34.108:44629, 216.117.227.195:35047, 216.239.32.21:80, 219.148.36.105:46523, 39.104.172.64:46835, 39.105.175.226:9919, 42.96.170.211:48773, 45.33.59.90:44145, 47.104.31.129:45149, 47.106.193.74:46043, 47.98.121.79:42865, 49.232.74.172:39185, 49.233.64.207:38589, 49.234.187.186:35833, 49.234.23.43:34441, 49.235.194.253:34937, 49.235.65.48:33261, 49.73.84.142:53587, 58.23.212.41:44789, 60.248.152.189:60199, 61.153.189.179:48786, 66.171.248.178:80 and 81.68.101.198:39874

Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/bin/jghlmz attempted to access suspicious domains: allwest.net, icanhazip-iad-1, ident.me, one.one and usib.tv

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

Connection was closed due to timeout

An attempt to download /root/.ssh/authorized_keys was made 25 times

New SSH Key