Maximum Danger
IP 45.42.88.54 is a critical-risk address associated with sustained hacking activity, having generated 209 incident reports from automated honeypot sensors over approximately six months with a 94% confidence score.
The IP originates from a US-based network operated by HENGTONG-IDC-LLC (ASN 26658), with activity spanning November 2025 through May 2026, indicating persistent rather than opportunistic behaviour. All 20 most recent threat-category reports classify the activity as general hacking attempts encompassing intrusion probing and vulnerability exploitation. The activity frequency rating of 8 out of 10 and the maximum threat-level score of 10 confirm this address exhibits aggressive, high-volume hostile traffic that automated honeypot sensors have consistently flagged as malicious.
Hacking activity in this context refers to automated intrusion attempts targeting exposed services, including exploitation of known vulnerabilities and repeated attempts to gain unauthorized system access. A source IP with this threat profile actively probes network perimeters, application entry points, and authentication mechanisms at scale. For any organisation running accessible services such as SSH, RDP, web interfaces, or database ports, traffic from this address represents a concrete and ongoing attack surface exposure requiring immediate defensive action.
Site operators should block IP 45.42.88.54 at the firewall or network edge to eliminate all inbound communication. Implementing automated tools such as fail2ban to dynamically ban repeat offenders provides layered protection. Strong authentication enforcement, including certificate-based authentication for administrative interfaces and account lockout thresholds, significantly reduces the success rate of intrusion attempts. Continuous monitoring of authentication logs and implementing intrusion detection alerts ensures rapid response to any follow-on activity originating from this address.
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