Public Mosaic C2 indicators
confirmed host

178.16.53.210

Cobalt Strikecommand-and-control server · :50050

On AS202412.

listed last confirmed feed checked TLP:CLEAR Suricata rules Show in the live feed

Relations

Values this address shares with other hosts in this archive, rarest first. A shared value says the hosts were set up alike, not that one operator runs them.

SharedValueOther hosts
JA4X template2166164053c1_2166164053c1_30d204a01551420 other hosts · 417 listed

Not shared with any other host in this archive: 1 certificate.

Network context

SharedValueOther hosts
/24178.16.53.0/243 other hosts · 3 listed
NetworkAS202412 · Omegatech42 other hosts · 41 listed

Hosts near this one, for context only.

Summary

First seen by the scanner2026-10-05
In this archive since2026-10-05
Evidence1 certificate
Look up elsewhereVirusTotal · Shodan · Censys
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Observation history

Listed on 26 of the 63 days since this archive began recording, 2026-08-29 UTC.

  1. listed
  2. :50050

2026-08-292026-10-30

  • first seen to last confirmed
  • listed after its last confirmation

A marked day is a UTC day the feed listed this address. The feed keeps a listener for up to 90 days after its last confirmation, so a listed day is not a confirmation. A listener no longer in the feed is drawn to its last confirmation.

Listed days as dates
  • 2026-10-05 – 2026-10-30 (26 days)

178.16.53.210:50050 · Cobalt Strike

Last confirmed (18 days ago)

first seen2026-10-05 12:17 UTC
serviceip-port · tcp · Cobalt Strike team-server default
networkAS202412 · Omegatech
confidence100 / 100
tls certificatebcc8cd779c457c0593c9ea97715b3826200609848df7370c16f71177d63a1b7a
cert subjectMajor Cobalt Strike
cert subject orgcobaltstrike
cert issuerMajor Cobalt Strike
cert issuer orgcobaltstrike
cert validity2026-09-06 → 2026-12-05
cert typeself-signed
cert key3072-bit
cert serial (hex)f7dc7e385d5842b6
cert serial (decimal)17860289002793878198

The names above are what the certificate claims, not proof that this host owns them. Treat a familiar name as a likely impersonation.

ja4x2166164053c1_2166164053c1_30d204a01551

Hosts sharing a value with this one

420 other hosts in this archive share at least one value with this one. Each is listed once, under its first shared value in Relations order. Dates and status are from the records that share a value. Showing the 40 that rank first. Every host shown is labelled Cobalt Strike, as this one is.

AddressSharesLast confirmedStatus
JA4X template · 420 other hosts · 417 listed

These hosts’ certificates share one JA4X template, which points to the same certificate tooling. It is not evidence of a single operator.

Of these, 380 are past the 40 hosts shown.

38.76.219.253JA4X templatelisted
8.163.59.20JA4X templatelisted
117.72.182.5JA4X templatelisted
192.252.185.78JA4X templatelisted
49.232.42.116JA4X templatelisted
156.239.252.191JA4X templatelisted
47.109.23.77JA4X templatelisted
113.250.188.15JA4X templatelisted
47.105.36.109JA4X templatelisted
85.175.101.203JA4X templatelisted
47.251.177.187JA4X templatelisted
101.42.255.92JA4X templatelisted
8.152.212.104JA4X templatelisted
47.95.201.24JA4X templatelisted
154.12.86.154JA4X templatelisted
111.231.116.164JA4X templatelisted
117.72.181.104JA4X templatelisted
60.247.206.23JA4X templatelisted
47.120.32.72JA4X templatelisted
117.72.242.9JA4X templatelisted
43.108.51.124JA4X templatelisted
222.255.215.42JA4X templatelisted
116.198.233.179JA4X templatelisted
82.156.219.31JA4X templatelisted
179.43.186.214JA4X templatelisted
92.222.50.154JA4X templatelisted
85.121.5.211JA4X templatelisted
8.222.166.74JA4X templatelisted
64.177.112.233JA4X templatelisted
64.118.154.116JA4X templatelisted
54.164.24.73JA4X templatelisted
51.159.194.10JA4X templatelisted
47.97.206.32JA4X templatelisted
45.154.12.150JA4X templatelisted
43.138.225.166JA4X templatelisted
43.136.19.18JA4X templatelisted
43.108.84.25JA4X templatelisted
37.60.141.43JA4X templatelisted
38.207.160.73JA4X templatelisted
23.155.44.134JA4X templatelisted

Neighbourhood · 178.16.53.0/24 · 3 other hosts

3 other hosts in this archive are in the same /24, shown for context.

178.16.53.86Cobalt Strike178.16.53.91VShell178.16.53.215VShell

Deploy

Suricata rules and hunt queries for this address’s 1 listed listener.

Suricata rules

Each query searches the last 30 days of your logs for connections to these listeners. Queries hold only addresses, ports and file hashes.

Microsoft Defender XDR (KQL)
DeviceNetworkEvents
| where Timestamp > ago(30d)
| where (RemoteIP == "178.16.53.210" and RemotePort in (50050))
Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)
CommonSecurityLog
| where TimeGenerated > ago(30d)
| where (DestinationIP == "178.16.53.210" and DestinationPort in (50050))
Splunk (SPL, CIM data models)
| tstats summariesonly=false count min(_time) as first_time max(_time) as last_time
    from datamodel=Network_Traffic where earliest=-30d
    ((All_Traffic.dest_ip="178.16.53.210" (All_Traffic.dest_port=50050)))
    by All_Traffic.src_ip All_Traffic.dest_ip All_Traffic.dest_port
Elastic (EQL)
network where
  (destination.ip == "178.16.53.210" and destination.port in (50050))

Cite this record

Plain text, for a ticket or a report
Address 178.16.53.210 Family Cobalt Strike (command-and-control server) Ports :50050 Status listed (feed checked 2026-10-30 18:37 UTC) First seen 2026-10-05 Last confirmed 2026-10-12 Record https://publicmosaic.com/ip/178.16.53.210 Source Public Mosaic, TLP:CLEAR