Is IP address 118.182.99.253 dangerous?

Yes, 118.182.99.253 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 1 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 118.182.99.253?

IP address 118.182.99.253 is operated by China Telecom (ASN 141998) and is geolocated to CN. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 118.182.99.253?

Yes, blocking 118.182.99.253 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 1 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 118.182.99.253?

Our threat assessment for 118.182.99.253 has a confidence score of 25%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

118.182.99.253

IPv4 Public

AS141998

China Telecom

1 Reports

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China Location

China Telecom ASN 141998

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Notable Threat

IP 118.182.99.253 rated 7/10 from 1 verified reports.

Multiple security incidents attributed to this IP. Confidence: 25%.

More threatening than 81% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 1

SSH 1

Technical Details

Brute-force attacks systematically attempt password combinations against authentication systems.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement rate limiting, account lockout policies, multi-factor authentication, and fail2ban.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 24. September 2026

Last Activity 24. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 141998) with generally good reputation. The ISP China Telecom maintains standard security practices.

The malicious activity may represent an isolated compromised system rather than systematic abuse.

Security Recommendations

Implement appropriate security controls.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 25% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
24. Sep 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 118.182.99.253
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: CN
ASN: AS141998
ISP: China Telecom

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: None
PTR Record: No
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 24 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 24 Sep 2026, 20:22

Network Reputation

Analysis of the entire network (ASN) that this IP address belongs to, providing context about the hosting provider and network-wide threat patterns.

Network Identity

ASN: AS141998

Organization: China Telecom

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

161

Total Reports

17.9

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to China Telecom (AS141998), which manages 9 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 161 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 1/10.

Network status: This network appears to be well-maintained with low threat indicators.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

81 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 81% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 818,513 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 12 IPs in ASN 141998

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 8.3 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 17 --

Network China Telecom has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 45,431 IPs in CN

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 7.4 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 5 --

Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.

Peak Day 24 Sep 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 1 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 6/10

Current Threat 6/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Brute-Force 1

SSH 1

Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 20:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

744,100 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,421 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

145,591 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,275 15%
03

India IN

84,284 11.3%
04

China CN THIS IP

45,431 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,244 3.9%
06

Germany DE

17,868 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,655 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,183 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,226 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,155 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

IPs from the same Autonomous System (AS) network provider.

11 Related IPs

8.4/10 Avg Threat

13% Avg Confidence

11 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Notable Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Network Reputation

Network Identity

Network Threat Assessment

Network Statistics

Network Context

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

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