Threat Intelligence Briefing

Global threat activity changed by several orders of magnitude (2,338 → 15,108 events), representing a significant deviation from the previous period. Attacks (3,334) and spam (3,017) dominate, with the US, Netherlands, and China as top origin countries. Nordic activity remains stable except for Sweden (64 events), where attacks and brute force attempts are elevated. Russian IPs <a href="https://ip.wayscloud.services/ip-intelligence/176.120.22.47" target="_blank">176.120.22.47</a> and <a href="https://ip.wayscloud.services/ip-intelligence/176.120.22.13" target="_blank">176.120.22.13</a> show persistent SSH brute-forcing patterns. Consider temporary blocking or rate-limiting the /24 ranges associated with these Russian and Dutch IP clusters, particularly for SSH services. Deprioritize individual IPs in favor of pattern-based defenses, as this surge aligns with known attack campaigns rather than isolated incidents.