Threat Intelligence Briefing

Global threat activity has significantly deviated from the previous baseline, with a 106.5% increase in total volume. This surge is primarily driven by malware C2 traffic, which dominates the threat landscape. The Nordic region remains stable with minimal activity, consistent with its typical low baseline. The top attacking IPs, originating from ASNs in Turkmenistan, Russia, and the US, are predominantly associated with SSH brute force campaigns, indicating a coordinated rather than random effort. This pattern represents a clear escalation in automated credential attacks. Consider implementing temporary rate-limiting rules for SSH traffic, particularly from the concentrated CIDR ranges associated with the top attacking ASNs. Deprioritize individual IP addresses from the list as they are ephemeral; focus instead on the broader brute force campaign patterns which pose the persistent threat.