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IP address 176.65.149.27 is a high-risk address operated by Pfcloud UG (haftungsbeschrankt) in the Netherlands, linked to 4,935 abuse reports filed through automated honeypot sensors between January and July 2026. With a threat level of 10/10 and an activity frequency rated 8/10, this IP represents a persistent and aggressive threat actor focused on hacking activity. The volume and consistency of reports indicate a systematic, automated campaign rather than opportunistic scanning.
The detection data reveals that all 4,935 reports originate from automated honeypot sensors, suggesting the IP is running continuous scanning and exploitation scripts that target exposed services across the internet. The six-month reporting window from January to July 2026 demonstrates sustained malicious intent over an extended period, while the 8/10 activity frequency confirms near-constant engagement with target systems. Network routing through AS51396 in the Netherlands places this actor within European infrastructure commonly leveraged for anonymized scanning operations due to the jurisdiction's relatively permissive abuse-handling policies.
The dominant threat category for IP 176.65.149.27 is general hacking activity, which encompasses intrusion attempts, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access attempts against exposed services. Detection records specifically reference SSH sessions on unusual ports and active attack connections, indicating the actor is probing for improperly secured remote administration interfaces. This pattern poses a concrete risk to any internet-facing SSH deployments that deviate from standard port configurations, as such non-standard setups often correlate with weaker security oversight and may lack proper key-based authentication or fail2ban-style rate limiting.
Site operators should immediately block 176.65.149.27 at the firewall or network edge to eliminate this source of repeated intrusion attempts. Enforce key-based SSH authentication exclusively, disable password authentication entirely, and ensure all SSH services listen on the default port with fail2ban or similar tools actively monitoring for brute-force patterns. Regular patch management and vulnerability scanning of internet-facing services will reduce the attack surface that this actor targets. Implementing connection rate limiting and monitoring honeypot-style decoy services can further detect and disrupt sustained scanning campaigns from addresses like 176.65.149.27.
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