Is IP address 138.252.74.138 dangerous?

138.252.74.138 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 138.252.74.138?

IP address 138.252.74.138 is operated by PLAY BROADBAND (PRIVATE) LIMITED (ASN 151330) and is geolocated to PK. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 138.252.74.138?

Blocking 138.252.74.138 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 138.252.74.138?

Our threat assessment for 138.252.74.138 has a confidence score of 22%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

138.252.74.138

IPv4 Public

AS151330

PLAY BROADBAND (PRIVATE) LIMITED

1 Reports

Pakistan Location

PLAY BROADBAND (PRIVATE) ... ASN 151330

1 Reports

Community Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 138.252.74.138 threat rating: 6/10 from 1 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 22%.

More threatening than 19% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 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 28. July 2026

Last Activity 28. July 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 151330) with generally good reputation. The ISP PLAY BROADBAND (PRIVATE) LIMITED maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 16% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
28. Jul 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 138.252.74.138
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: PK
ASN: AS151330
ISP: PLAY BROADBAND (PRIVATE) LIMITED

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 138.252.74.138-pbb.net.pk
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 28 Jul 2026
Last Reported: 28 Jul 2026, 17:06

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: AS151330

Organization: PLAY BROADBAND PRIVATE LIMITED

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to PLAY BROADBAND PRIVATE LIMITED (AS151330), which manages 5 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 5 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

19 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 19% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 312,176 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 18 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 110 IPs in ASN 151330

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 6.5 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 4 --

Network PLAY BROADBAND (PRIVATE) LIMITED has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 8,484 IPs in PK

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 3 --

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

Peak Day 28 Jul 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 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

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 17:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

292,711 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 17,660 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

65,787 22.5%
02

India IN

49,120 16.8%
03

China CN

35,633 12.2%
04

Brazil BR

15,556 5.3%
05

Germany DE

10,500 3.6%
06

Pakistan PK THIS IP

8,479 2.9%
07

Indonesia ID

8,404 2.9%
08

Singapore SG

8,312 2.8%
09

Russia RU

6,394 2.2%
10

Netherlands NL

6,295 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8/10 Avg Threat

62% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged