Threat LevelCRITICAL72/1003 rule types across 3 attack categories
7 incidents on record · 3 rule types · active attack detected · persistent 75-day campaign · last seen 12d ago
| PTR | N/A |
| Org / ASN | Chinanet AH |
| Country | 🇨🇳 China |
| City | Hefei, Anhui |
| Timezone | Asia/Shanghai |
Botnet InfrastructureChinaNet (AS4134, China Telecom)
ChinaNet (AS4134) is one of the highest-volume attack-originating ASNs globally, consistently ranking in SANS/DShield top-10 attacker lists. Activity ranges from compromised consumer endpoints to dedicated scan infrastructure. SSH brute-force from this network targets common username dictionaries at scale — automated, persistent credential-harvesting botnet behavior.
Attack Analysis
Port 22 Honeypot Probe
This IP connected to a fake SSH honeypot — a port 22 listener that is not a real SSH server. This is an automated scanner fingerprinting targets before launching a brute-force campaign. Legitimate systems never probe port 22 without a specific reason; this activity is virtually 100% malicious.
IDS: Database Port Scan
Suricata detected this IP scanning database ports (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB). This is reconnaissance to find exposed database services for direct exploitation or credential brute-force. Database ports should never be reachable from the internet.
Suricata IDS Alert
Suricata intrusion detection flagged this IP for malicious network behaviour — including port scanning, exploit attempts, botnet activity, or known attack signatures. The specific signature is shown in the report list below.
Reports (7)
| Date | Severity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2026 - 19:15 | high | IDS: Database port scan — ET SCAN Suspicious inbound to Oracle SQL port 1521 |
| 17 Sep 2026 - 19:15 | high | IDS: Database port scan — ET SCAN Suspicious inbound to PostgreSQL port 5432 |
| 17 Sep 2026 - 19:13 | high | IDS: Database port scan — ET SCAN Suspicious inbound to MSSQL port 1433 |
| 17 Sep 2026 - 19:13 | high | IDS: Database port scan — ET SCAN Suspicious inbound to mySQL port 3306 |
| 17 Sep 2026 - 19:13 | high | IDS: Honeypot probe — port 22 listener that is not a real SSH server — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22 |
| 27 Aug 2026 - 18:52 | high | IDS: Database port scan |
| 5 Jul 2026 - 04:53 | high | IDS: Suricata alert |
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