Is IP address 146.190.74.52 dangerous?

Yes, 146.190.74.52 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 10 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 146.190.74.52?

IP address 146.190.74.52 is operated by DigitalOcean, LLC (ASN 14061) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 146.190.74.52?

Yes, blocking 146.190.74.52 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 10 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 146.190.74.52?

Our threat assessment for 146.190.74.52 has a confidence score of 95%, based on 10 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

146.190.74.52

IPv4 Public

AS14061

DigitalOcean, LLC

10 Reports

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United States Location

DigitalOcean, LLC ASN 14061

10 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Critical Alert

Security alert: 146.190.74.52 rated 10/10 based on 10 verified incidents.

Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 95% confidence rating.

More threatening than 100% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 9

Brute-Force 2

Hacking 2

Exploited Host 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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Recent Spike

Significant activity increase over past 7 days indicates renewed threat actor interest or system compromise.

First Observed 20. September 2026

Last Activity 27. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 7 incidents

Cloud Infrastructure

This IP operates from DigitalOcean cloud infrastructure. Cloud-hosted threats can be provisioned and abandoned quickly, affecting attribution.

Cloud-hosted malicious activity often indicates automated or scalable attack infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.

Immediate monitoring recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 4/10 Low

Confidence Score 95% Verified

Confidence History

20. Sep 2026 - 27. Sep 2026

95% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
27. Sep 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
27. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
27. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
26. Sep 2026	Exploited Host Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
26. Sep 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
26. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
25. Sep 2026	SSH Brute-Force	Community	75%
23. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
23. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
20. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 146.190.74.52
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS14061
ISP: DigitalOcean, LLC

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: thespire.cloud
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 10
First Reported: 20 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 27 Sep 2026, 08:57

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: AS14061

Organization: DigitalOcean, LLC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

10,971

Total IPs Monitored

417,845

Total Reports

38.1

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to DigitalOcean, LLC (AS14061), which manages 10,971 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 417,845 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

100 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 100% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 805,467 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 6.3 ++

Total Reports 10 avg: 9 =

Network Comparison

Compared against 23,194 IPs in ASN 14061

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 7.5 +

Total Reports 10 network avg: 26 --

Network DigitalOcean, LLC has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 143,097 IPs in US

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 6.8 +

Total Reports 10 country avg: 18 -

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

Peak Day 26 Sep 2026 3 reports

Daily Average 0.3 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 4 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 9

Brute-Force 2

Hacking 2

Exploited Host 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 00:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

732,564 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,865 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

143,097 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,689 15.1%
03

India IN

82,024 11.2%
04

China CN

44,688 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,232 4%
06

Netherlands NL

17,444 2.4%
07

Germany DE

17,413 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,575 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,184 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,130 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.3/10 Avg Threat

97% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Critical Alert

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Cloud Infrastructure

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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