Maximum Danger
IP address 185.243.98.40 is flagged as a critical-risk address with a threat level of 10 out of 10, associated exclusively with general hacking activity including intrusion attempts and exploitation of vulnerabilities. The address has accumulated 232 abuse reports sourced entirely from automated honeypot sensors over a single reporting period in February 2026, indicating sustained hostile reconnaissance behaviour despite the absence of ongoing activity at the time of analysis. Network registration data attributes this IP to Rices Privately owned enterprise operating under ASN 48693, registered to a United States entity, though the address block origin is atypical for North American allocation. The 66% confidence score reflects that attribution to the identified network operator carries moderate uncertainty, yet the volume and consistency of honeypot reports firmly establish malicious intent.
The 232 reports filed against this address represent concentrated automated detection events, with all 20 recent threat categorizations falling under the broad hacking classification. This umbrella term encompasses port scanning, vulnerability probing, brute-force authentication attempts, and exploitation of unpatched services. The fact that every single detection originated from honeypot infrastructure strongly suggests the address is part of an automated scanning campaign rather than isolated manual probing. Even though the reported activity frequency registers at zero at the time of last assessment, the historical report volume signals an address that has systematically probed network perimeters and is likely to resume operations or be reassigned to new infrastructure following takedown efforts.
Hacking activity of this nature poses concrete risks to any exposed service. Automated scanning can identify outdated software with known exploits, misconfigured services accepting weak credentials, or open ports associated with vulnerable applications. An address with a documented history of 232 honeypot hits has demonstrated intent and capability to exploit such weaknesses if given the opportunity. Organizations with SSH, RDP, web applications, or database services exposed to the internet face elevated risk from this source.
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