Critical Alert
IP 45.33.110.172 is a critical-risk address associated with sustained, high-volume hacking activity detected across automated honeypot sensors throughout January 2026. With a threat level of 10/10 and a 94% confidence rating, this US-based IP has generated 299 abuse reports from 20 distinct honeypot sources, indicating widespread automated scanning behaviour targeting vulnerable services across multiple deployments.
The volume of reports and the activity frequency score of 8/10 point to a systematic campaign rather than a single opportunistic probe. The IP routes through Akamai Connected Cloud (ASN AS63949), a major cloud infrastructure provider, which is frequently leveraged by threat actors to anonymise scanning and exploitation attempts behind a reputable network operator. All detection events were recorded in January 2026, confirming recent and active engagement in unauthorised intrusion activities.
The dominant threat category, Hacking, encompasses a broad spectrum of intrusion attempts including vulnerability exploitation, credential guessing, and targeted service probing. The 299 documented honeypot events represent successful detections of this activity reaching exposed sensors, meaning the actual volume of outbound attempts from this address is likely significantly higher. For any organisation running accessible SSH, HTTP, or database services, contact with this IP signals a deliberate reconnaissance or exploitation attempt.
Network defenders should treat 45.33.110.172 as a confirmed hostile source. Implement immediate blocking at the firewall or network perimeter level based on IP and netblock, and audit inbound access logs for any prior contact. Enforce strong, non-default credentials and consider deploying fail2ban or similar dynamic blocking tools to auto-throttle repeated connection attempts. Keep all exposed services patched to the latest stable releases, disable unused protocols, and maintain active intrusion-detection monitoring to catch follow-on lateral movement if any connection attempts succeed.
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