Is IP address 153.120.44.9 dangerous?

Yes, 153.120.44.9 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 9 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 153.120.44.9?

IP address 153.120.44.9 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 153.120.44.9?

Yes, blocking 153.120.44.9 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 9 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 153.120.44.9?

Our threat assessment for 153.120.44.9 has a confidence score of 1%, based on 9 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

153.120.44.9

IPv4 Public

AS7684

SAKURA Internet Inc.

9 Reports

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JP Location

SAKURA Internet Inc. ASN 7684

9 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 153.120.44.9 identified as significant threat (8/10) from 9 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 1%.

More threatening than 85% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 9

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.

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

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 0% Unverified

Confidence History

7. Mar 2026 - 10. Mar 2026

1% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
10. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
10. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
9. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
9. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
9. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
8. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
8. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
7. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
7. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 153.120.44.9
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: ik1-218-79005.vs.sakura.ne.jp
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 9
First Reported: 7 Mar 2026
Last Reported: 10 Mar 2026, 23:19

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

85 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 85% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 840,673 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 9 avg: 9 =

Network Comparison

Compared against 24 IPs in ASN 7684

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 7.7 =

Total Reports 9 network avg: 6 +

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

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 6,572 IPs in JP

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 7.5 =

Total Reports 9 country avg: 8 =

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Monday 3 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

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 12:00 with 2 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

7.8/10 Avg Threat

18% Avg Confidence

16 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Significant Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

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