Elevated Risk
IP 45.142.193.149 is a high-risk address associated with 199 reported incidents, classified primarily as general hacking activity with additional IoT targeting behavior. With a threat level of 8/10 and a 94% confidence rating, this Romanian IP demonstrates persistent automated intrusion patterns that were actively reported over April through May 2026.
The address resolves through AS214295, operated by Skynet Network Ltd, with the majority of detections originating from automated honeypot sensors. Of the 20 distinct detection events recorded, 20 were attributed to general hacking attempts encompassing various intrusion techniques, and 1 report specifically noted IoT targeting behavior. The sustained activity frequency of 8/10 indicates near-continuous probing and connection attempts directed at internet-facing services, with community reports corroborating the automated sensor findings.
The dominant hacking classification encompasses unauthorized access attempts, vulnerability exploitation, and intrusion-related activity. When combined with documented IoT targeting behavior, this IP poses elevated risk to poorly secured connected devices such as routers, cameras, and smart equipment with default configurations. The observed attack patterns involve repeated connection attempts designed to identify and exploit vulnerable services, potentially as reconnaissance for more sophisticated follow-on operations or to recruit devices into broader automated campaigns.
Site operators should implement automated defensive tools such as fail2ban to dynamically block repeated connection attempts, enforce strong unique credentials across all services and devices, and apply rate-limiting to authentication endpoints. Network segmentation isolating IoT devices from critical infrastructure limits lateral movement risk, while keeping firmware and software updated closes the vulnerabilities such automated scanners commonly exploit.
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