Is IP address 140.127.17.194 dangerous?

Yes, 140.127.17.194 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 140.127.17.194?

IP address 140.127.17.194 is operated by Taiwan Academic Network TANet Information Center (ASN 1659) and is geolocated to TW. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 140.127.17.194?

Yes, blocking 140.127.17.194 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 140.127.17.194?

Our threat assessment for 140.127.17.194 has a confidence score of 1%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

140.127.17.194

IPv4 Public

AS1659

Taiwan Academic Network TANet Information Center

1 Reports

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Taiwan Location

Taiwan Academic Network T... ASN 1659

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 7/10 for IP 140.127.17.194 from 1 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 1% confidence.

More threatening than 70% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 1

Technical Details

SSH attacks attempt to gain server access through password guessing or exploitation of SSH vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Use key-based authentication, change default ports, implement fail2ban, and disable root login.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 1659) with generally good reputation. The ISP Taiwan Academic Network TANet Information Center maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 1% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
20. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 140.127.17.194
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: TW
ASN: AS1659
ISP: Taiwan Academic Network TANet Information Center

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: dssw.npust.edu.tw
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 20 May 2026
Last Reported: 20 May 2026, 18:02

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

70 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 70% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,093,422 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.1 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 12 IPs in ASN 1659

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 6.8 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 4,346 IPs in TW

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.7 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 12 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 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

SSH 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 18:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

997,894 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,224 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

192,053 19.2%
02

United States US

187,857 18.8%
03

India IN

95,187 9.5%
04

China CN

47,945 4.8%
05

Argentina AR

30,636 3.1%
06

SC SC

29,345 2.9%
07

Germany DE

20,415 2%
08

Mexico MX

20,262 2%
09

Colombia CO

20,155 2%
10

Russia RU

20,080 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

11 Related IPs

6.8/10 Avg Threat

16% Avg Confidence

9 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

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