Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 52.57.136.157Previously Malicious

IP Address: 52.57.136.157Previously 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 Deletion 2 Shell Commands Successful SSH Login Users and Groups Scheduled Task Creation Service Creation SSH Download and Execute Package Manager Configuration Log Tampering Outgoing Connection Scheduled Task Configuration Access Suspicious Domain

Associated Attack Servers

ntup.net

194.145.227.21

Basic Information

IP Address

52.57.136.157

Domain

-

ISP

Amazon.com

Country

Germany

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2022-06-10

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2022-06-10

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

Process /usr/local/bin/dash generated outgoing network traffic to: 194.145.227.21:80

Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/local/bin/dash attempted to access suspicious domains: ntup.net

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 194.145.227.21:80

Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/bin/wget attempted to access suspicious domains: ntup.net

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

The file /tmp/bea125d was downloaded and executed 14 times

Download and Execute

Log File Tampering detected from /usr/local/bin/dash on the following logs: /var/log/wtmp

Log Tampering

/etc/cron.monthly/d1igx5 scheduled task was modified

/etc/cron.hourly/d1igx5 scheduled task was modified

/etc/cron.daily/d1igx5 scheduled task was modified

/etc/cron.weekly/d1igx5 was scheduled to run

Service d1igx5 was created

Service Creation

Process /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/d1igx5/kthreaddk generated outgoing network traffic to: 194.145.227.21:5443

Outgoing Connection

Process /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/d1igx5/kthreaddk attempted to access suspicious domains: ntup.net

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

System file /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/d1igx5/kthreaddk was modified 4 times

System File Modification

System file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/d1igx5/config.json was modified 4 times

System File Modification

The file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/d1igx5/kthreaddk was downloaded and executed 5 times

Download and Execute

Process /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/d1igx5/kthreaddk generated outgoing network traffic to: 194.145.227.21:5443

Outgoing Connection

Process /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/d1igx5/kthreaddk attempted to access suspicious domains: ntup.net

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

Process /etc/network/if-up.d/d1igx5/kthreaddk generated outgoing network traffic to: 194.145.227.21:5443

Outgoing Connection

Process /etc/network/if-up.d/d1igx5/kthreaddk attempted to access suspicious domains: ntup.net

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

The file /etc/network/if-up.d/d1igx5/kthreaddk was downloaded and executed 7 times

Download and Execute

Process /tmp/bea125d generated outgoing network traffic to: 194.145.227.21:80

Outgoing Connection

Process /tmp/bea125d attempted to access suspicious domains: ntup.net

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

The file /etc/systemd/system/default.target.wants/d1igx5/kthreaddk was downloaded and executed 2 times

Download and Execute

Connection was closed due to user inactivity