Cyber Threat Intelligence

Discover malicious IPs and domains with Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

IP Address: 98.165.128.190Previously Malicious

IP Address: 98.165.128.190Previously Malicious

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

Threat Information

Role

Attacker, Scanner

Services Targeted

SSH

Tags

Download and Allow Execution Successful SSH Login 20 Shell Commands Download Operation Scheduled Task Creation System File Modification Access Suspicious Domain Service Configuration Outgoing Connection Download and Execute SSH

Associated Attack Servers

a2webhosting.com

51.210.8.207 68.66.253.100 162.249.2.189 165.22.217.181 173.255.240.191 185.61.149.22 185.62.137.56

Basic Information

IP Address

98.165.128.190

Domain

-

ISP

Cox Communications

Country

United States

WHOIS

Created Date

-

Updated Date

-

Organization

-

First seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2020-06-29

Last seen in Akamai Guardicore Segmentation

2021-08-20

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 20 times

Download Operation

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

Outgoing Connection

Process /bin/bash 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 2 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 2 times

Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 167.99.39.134:80 3 times

Outgoing Connection

Process /bin/bash generated outgoing network traffic to: 167.99.39.134:80

Outgoing Connection

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

Outgoing Connection

The file /tmp/2sh 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 2 times

Outgoing Connection

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

Outgoing Connection

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

Outgoing Connection

Process /usr/local/bin/dash started listening on ports: 2407

Listening

The file /root/pty3 was downloaded and executed 24 times

Download and Execute

System file /etc/inittab2 was modified 361 times

System File Modification

System file /etc/inittab was modified 225 times

System File Modification

System file /etc/rc.local was modified

System File Modification

Process /root/pty3 generated outgoing network traffic to: 162.249.2.189:2407, 165.22.217.181:2407, 173.255.240.191:2407, 185.61.149.22:2407, 185.62.137.56:2407, 51.210.8.207:2407 and 68.66.253.100:2407

Outgoing Connection

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

Outgoing Connection

The file /tmp/pty4 was downloaded and executed 4 times

Download and Execute

Process /usr/local/bin/dash generated outgoing network traffic to: 167.99.39.134:80 5 times

Outgoing Connection

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

Outgoing Connection

The file /tmp/pty5 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

Outgoing Connection

The file /root/pty4 was downloaded and executed 2 times

Download and Execute

The file /var/tmp/pty3 was downloaded and executed 2 times

Download and Execute

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

Outgoing Connection

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

Access Suspicious Domain Outgoing Connection

A user logged in using SSH with the following credentials: root / ****** - Authentication policy: Correct Password (Part of a Brute Force Attempt)

SSH Brute Force Successful SSH Login

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 2 times

Outgoing Connection

Process /bin/bash 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

Process /usr/bin/wget generated outgoing network traffic to: 167.99.39.134:80 5 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

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

Outgoing Connection

Connection was closed due to timeout