Is IP address 162.12.197.9 dangerous?

162.12.197.9 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 5/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 162.12.197.9?

IP address 162.12.197.9 is operated by Hidalgo Mario Gabriel (TACHICOM REDES&TELECOMUNICACIONES) (ASN 265699) and is geolocated to AR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 162.12.197.9?

Blocking 162.12.197.9 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 5/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 162.12.197.9?

Our threat assessment for 162.12.197.9 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

162.12.197.9

IPv4 Public

AS265699

Hidalgo Mario Gabriel (TACHICOM REDES&TELECOMUN...

1 Reports

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Argentina Location

Hidalgo Mario Gabriel (TA... ASN 265699

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Moderate Risk

IP 162.12.197.9 presents moderate risk (5/10) with 1 security reports.

Some concerning behavior detected. Confidence: 23%.

More threatening than 30% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

Technical Details

Bad web bots ignore robots.txt, scrape content aggressively, and may probe for vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement bot detection, rate limiting, and use services like Cloudflare Bot Management.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 15. October 2026

Last Activity 15. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 265699) with generally good reputation. The ISP Hidalgo Mario Gabriel (TACHICOM REDES&TELECOMUNICACIONES) maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard monitoring recommended. Apply conditional access controls as needed.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 23% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
15. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 162.12.197.9
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: AR
ASN: AS265699
ISP: Hidalgo Mario Gabriel (TACHICOM REDES&TELECOMUNICACIONES)

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: None
PTR Record: No
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 15 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 15 Oct 2026, 12:42

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

30 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 30% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,044,264 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.2 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 8 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 11 IPs in ASN 265699

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.1 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 -

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 27,073 IPs in AR

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.2 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 2 -

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

Peak Day 15 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 1 reports

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

Initial Threat 4/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 12:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

951,382 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 178,986 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

184,250 19.4%
02

Brazil BR

172,120 18.1%
03

India IN

94,529 9.9%
04

China CN

47,835 5%
05

SC SC

29,343 3.1%
06

Argentina AR THIS IP

27,178 2.9%
07

Germany DE

20,227 2.1%
08

Pakistan PK

19,459 2%
09

Colombia CO

19,133 2%
10

Netherlands NL

18,859 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

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Moderate Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

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DNS Information

Statistics

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

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Top Threat Sources

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