Elevated Risk
IP address 185.243.5.146 is a critical-risk address originating from Hong Kong that has accumulated 3,344 total abuse reports, with automated honeypot sensors flagging it exclusively for sustained hacking activity including intrusion attempts and vulnerability exploitation. The volume of reports, combined with a threat level of 10 out of 10, establishes this as one of the most persistently malicious addresses currently circulating in public threat feeds, despite a moderate 59 percent confidence score and a recent activity frequency reading of zero.
The 3,344 reports attributed to 185.243.5.146 span the October–November 2025 window, with all 20 most recent submissions categorizing the activity as general hacking. The detection network consists entirely of automated honeypot sensors, suggesting the address is actively probing automated trap infrastructure rather than targeting individual organizations directly. Geographically, the IP routes through AS23470, operated by ReliableSite, a Hong Kong-based network provider. The contrast between the extremely high report count and the zero activity frequency reading indicates this address built its notorious reputation during the October reporting period but has shown no significant resumption of activity through November.
Hacking activity encompasses a broad spectrum of intrusion behaviors, from automated vulnerability scanning to credential-guessing attacks against exposed services. Even a single successful compromise against an unpatched or misconfigured system can result in data exfiltration, malware deployment or lateral movement across a network. The exclusive focus on honeypot detection suggests this address is part of an automated scanning campaign that methodically catalogs internet-facing systems for known weaknesses. Organizations with SSH, RDP, web interfaces or database services directly reachable from the internet face the greatest exposure to such probing activity.
Site operators should immediately block 185.243.5.146 at the firewall level given its extreme threat classification and substantial abuse history. Enforcing strong authentication on all internet-facing services—including key-based authentication for SSH and multifactor authentication for administrative interfaces—substantially reduces the viability of intrusion attempts. Deploying intrusion detection systems and configuring automated blocking tools such as fail2ban can automatically respond to repeated probing patterns. Maintaining a strict patch management cycle and closing unnecessary open ports ensures that even if probing activity bypasses perimeter defenses, exploitable vulnerabilities remain minimized.
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