Is IP address 133.242.50.73 dangerous?

133.242.50.73 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 133.242.50.73?

IP address 133.242.50.73 is operated by SAKURA Internet Inc. (ASN 7684) and is geolocated to JP. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 133.242.50.73?

Blocking 133.242.50.73 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 133.242.50.73?

Our threat assessment for 133.242.50.73 has a confidence score of 22%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

133.242.50.73

IPv4 Public

AS7684

SAKURA Internet Inc.

1 Reports

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Japan Location

SAKURA Internet Inc. ASN 7684

1 Reports

Community Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 133.242.50.73 rated 6/10 from 1 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 22%.

More threatening than 42% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

FTP Brute-Force 1

Brute-Force 1

Technical Details

FTP brute-force attacks systematically attempt to guess FTP credentials to gain unauthorized file access.

Recommended Mitigations

Disable FTP in favor of SFTP, implement fail2ban, and enforce strong password policies.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 3. October 2026

Last Activity 3. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 7684, operated by SAKURA Internet Inc.) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Apply balanced security measures based on risk tolerance.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 18% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
3. Oct 2026	FTP Brute-Force Brute-Force	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 133.242.50.73
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: JP
ASN: AS7684
ISP: SAKURA Internet Inc.

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 3 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 3 Oct 2026, 23:18

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: AS7684

Organization: SAKURA Internet Inc.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

12.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to SAKURA Internet Inc. (AS7684), which manages 6 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 75 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 4/10.

Network notice: This network shows some suspicious activity patterns. Monitor interactions with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

42 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 42% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 840,673 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 24 IPs in ASN 7684

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 7.7 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 6 --

Network SAKURA Internet Inc. has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 6,572 IPs in JP

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 7.5 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 8 --

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

Peak Day 3 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 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

FTP Brute-Force 1

Brute-Force 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 23:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

763,949 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,345 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

149,381 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

112,220 14.7%
03

India IN

88,652 11.6%
04

China CN

46,311 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,255 3.8%
06

Germany DE

18,610 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

18,129 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

18,093 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,408 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,223 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7.9/10 Avg Threat

17% Avg Confidence

17 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Cautionary Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Moderate Network Risk

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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