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86.96.20.41 has a threat confidence score of 87%. This IP address from United Arab Emirates (AS5384, Emirates Telecommunications Group Company (etisalat Group) Pjsc) has been observed in 9 honeypot sessions targeting SSH protocols. Detected attack patterns include ssh authorized keys persistence established. First observed on March 23, 2026, most recently active March 24, 2026.
Removal of filesystem attribute protections from the user’s .ssh directory followed by deletion and recreation of the directory and insertion of a new public key into authorized_keys. This pattern reflects deliberate modification of SSH trust configuration to establish persistent key-based access.