Overview

This investigation maps a Command & Control (C2) infrastructure cluster to real-world locations using:

  • Passive DNS resolution
  • BGP AS-path analysis
  • Shodan geolocation
  • Physical datacenter correlation

Note: All IPs shown are sanitized/fictional for demonstration.

Infrastructure Map

Analysis

Node Alpha (San Francisco)

Primary C2 communicating with ~169 unique domains (as seen in Flowsint graph above). Key relationships:

  • akamai[.] → RESOLVES → 12.34.56.78
  • gridlog[.] → RESOLVES → 12.34.56.78
  • github[.] → RESOLVES → 12.34.56.78

Attribution Confidence

IndicatorConfidence
ASN overlapHigh
Cert fingerprintMedium
Behavioral patternHigh

Tools Used

  • Flowsint (graph analysis)
  • Shodan
  • PassiveTotal
  • BGPView