Is IP address 16.5.0.140 dangerous?

Yes, 16.5.0.140 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 8 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 16.5.0.140?

IP address 16.5.0.140 is operated by EMBNEX, LLC (ASN 401661) and is geolocated to BR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 16.5.0.140?

Yes, blocking 16.5.0.140 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 8 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 16.5.0.140?

Our threat assessment for 16.5.0.140 has a confidence score of 65%, based on 8 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

16.5.0.140

IPv4 Public

AS401661

EMBNEX, LLC

8 Reports

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Brazil Location

EMBNEX, LLC ASN 401661

8 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 7/10 for IP 16.5.0.140 from 8 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 65% confidence.

More threatening than 88% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 8

Technical Details

VoIP fraud exploits phone systems to make unauthorized calls, often to premium rate numbers for financial gain.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement call authentication, monitor call patterns, and restrict international/premium rate dialing.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Recent Spike

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

First Observed 4. October 2026

Last Activity 23. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 7 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 401661) with generally good reputation. The ISP EMBNEX, LLC 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.

Immediate monitoring recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 65% High Confidence

Confidence History

4. Oct 2026 - 23. Oct 2026

65% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
23. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
23. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
23. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
23. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
23. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
22. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
22. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
4. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 16.5.0.140
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: BR
ASN: AS401661
ISP: EMBNEX, LLC

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: embnex.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 8
First Reported: 4 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 23 Oct 2026, 17:10

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

88 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 88% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,196,591 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 8 avg: 7 =

Network Comparison

Compared against 60 IPs in ASN 401661

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 8.6 -

Total Reports 8 network avg: 19 --

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 236,550 IPs in BR

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 5.2 +

Total Reports 8 country avg: 2 ++

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

Peak Day 23 Oct 2026 5 reports

Daily Average 0.3 reports/day

Most Active Friday 5 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 5/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 8

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 15:00 with 3 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,091,307 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 32,461 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR THIS IP

236,550 21.7%
02

United States US

190,836 17.5%
03

India IN

95,838 8.8%
04

China CN

48,125 4.4%
05

Argentina AR

38,152 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,348 2.7%
07

Mexico MX

24,771 2.3%
08

Russia RU

23,949 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

22,605 2.1%
10

Germany DE

20,881 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.4/10 Avg Threat

68% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

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