Substantial Risk
IP 192.42.116.199 is a high-risk address associated with hacking activity targeting automated honeypot sensors, with 209 reported incidents recorded between September and October 2025, warranting immediate attention from network administrators. The threat level stands at 8 out of 10, though confidence in attribution remains moderate at 55%, suggesting some uncertainty about the precise nature of the malicious activity.
The address originates from SURF B.V.'s AS1101 network in the Netherlands, the national research and education network infrastructure. Despite the elevated threat classification, the activity frequency is notably low at 0 out of 10, indicating that the 20 most recent reports specifically documenting hacking attempts are sporadic rather than continuous. All 209 reports were generated through automated honeypot sensors, which detected intrusion attempts, vulnerability scanning, and exploitation behavior originating from this Dutch IP. The concentration of reports within a two-month window from September 2025 demonstrates persistent interest in probing accessible services rather than isolated opportunistic scanning.
Hacking activity encompasses a broad range of intrusion techniques, including vulnerability exploitation, credential attacks, and unauthorized access attempts against exposed services. Even infrequent probing represents a significant risk, as automated tools can rapidly iterate through known vulnerabilities, potentially compromising unpatched systems within seconds of initial contact. The 209 incidents attributed to this single address suggest coordinated scanning operations or repeated exploitation attempts across multiple targets.
Site operators should implement automated blocking tools such as fail2ban to ban IPs after repeated failed authentication attempts, enforce strong authentication with multi-factor authentication across all accessible services, maintain rigorous patch management cycles to eliminate known vulnerabilities, and configure intrusion detection systems to generate alerts when connection attempts from this address are observed. Blocking or rate-limiting traffic from this IP at the network perimeter provides an additional layer of defense without impacting legitimate access.
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