Threat Intelligence Briefing

Global threat volume shows a routine increase of +4.8% compared to the previous period, consistent with the 7-day average. The threat landscape remains dominated by attacks, brute force, and spam, primarily originating from the US, Brazil, and China. Nordic countries show stable, low-level background noise, with Sweden recording the highest activity at 7 events across multiple categories. This is not a deviation from their typical baseline. A cluster of SSH brute force attacks from Eastern European IPs, particularly from ASN-BG and ASN-RO ranges, continues to be the most notable pattern. Consider temporary blocking or rate-limiting traffic from CIDR ranges associated with known SSH brute force campaigns originating from these regions, as these represent persistent, high-volume attack patterns rather than ephemeral single IPs. Prioritize monitoring these clusters over individual low-volume alerts from the Nordic region, which remain within expected parameters.