Threat Intelligence Briefing

Threat activity remained stable compared to the previous 6-hour period, with a marginal -0.5% decrease in total threats. The Netherlands (<a href="https://ip.wayscloud.services/country-intelligence/NL" target="_blank">NL</a>) continues to dominate as the primary source of malicious activity, particularly for SSH brute-force attacks, with four of the top five IPs originating from Dutch ASNs. Nordic countries showed no significant deviations, with Finland (16 events) slightly above its typical baseline, while Sweden (7) and Norway (6) remained within expected ranges. Malware C2 (693 events) and attacks (570) were the most prevalent categories globally. Given the persistent concentration of SSH brute-force activity from NL-based IPs, consider temporary rate-limiting for connections from Dutch CIDR ranges associated with known malicious ISPs. No immediate action is required for Nordic-facing threats, as they align with historical patterns.