High Risk
IP 64.62.156.162 is a high-risk address operated through Hurricane Electric's network (AS6939) in the United States, linked to persistent hacking activity with 558 abuse reports filed across a nearly eleven-month observation window. The IP demonstrates an activity frequency score of 8 out of 10 and carries a threat level of 8 out of 10, indicating consistent and sophisticated malicious behavior rather than opportunistic scanning.
Security monitoring systems detected this IP through 20 separate automated honeypot sensors generating 558 total reports between August 2025 and June 2026. The overwhelming majority of recent threat categorizations reference general hacking activity (19 reports), with a smaller subset tied to IoT targeting (1 report). Network traffic analysis revealed suspicious SSH sessions established on non-standard ports and application-layer protocol detection patterns suggesting automated reconnaissance tools probing for vulnerable services.
The dominant hacking classification encompasses intrusion attempts, vulnerability exploitation, and unauthorized access vectors that pose concrete risks to exposed infrastructure. When threat actors route operations through legitimate autonomous systems such as Hurricane Electric, they benefit from the operator's reputable standing, which can cause automated filtering systems to whitelist the traffic initially. The IoT targeting component indicates this IP participates in campaigns designed to compromise connected devices with weak security postures, potentially building botnets or harvesting data from poorly protected smart devices.
Site operators should implement defensive measures including rate-limiting authentication endpoints, deploying intrusion detection systems to flag unusual SSH traffic patterns, and applying fail2ban or similar tools to automatically block repeat offenders. Network segmentation isolating IoT devices from critical infrastructure reduces exposure to the targeting activity observed. Ensuring all services running on non-standard ports are patched, monitoring logs for the detected protocol anomalies, and blocking or throttling this IP at the perimeter firewall provides layered protection against the attack patterns documented.
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