Is IP address 165.56.14.85 dangerous?

Yes, 165.56.14.85 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 4 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 165.56.14.85?

IP address 165.56.14.85 is operated by Zambia Telecommunications Company Ltd aka ZAMTEL (ASN 37154) and is geolocated to ZM. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 165.56.14.85?

Yes, blocking 165.56.14.85 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 4 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 165.56.14.85?

Our threat assessment for 165.56.14.85 has a confidence score of 28%, based on 4 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

165.56.14.85

IPv4 Public

AS37154

Zambia Telecommunications Company Ltd aka ZAMTEL

4 Reports

Is this your IP address? If the cause is fixed, you can request removal. Free of charge, usually decided within 48 hours. Request delisting

Zambia Location

Zambia Telecommunications... ASN 37154

4 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 165.56.14.85 identified as significant threat (8/10) from 4 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 28%.

More threatening than 88% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 3

Web App Attack 3

WP Login Brute Force 1

Technical Details

Brute-force attacks systematically attempt password combinations against authentication systems.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement rate limiting, account lockout policies, multi-factor authentication, and fail2ban.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 37154) with generally good reputation. The ISP Zambia Telecommunications Company Ltd aka ZAMTEL maintains standard security practices.

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

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 28% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

19. Aug 2026 - 21. Aug 2026

28% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
21. Aug 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
21. Aug 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
21. Aug 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
19. Aug 2026	WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 165.56.14.85
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: ZM
ASN: AS37154
ISP: Zambia Telecommunications Company Ltd aka ZAMTEL

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 4
First Reported: 19 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 21 Aug 2026, 09:47

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 806,711 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 4 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 117 IPs in ASN 37154

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 4 network avg: 2 ++

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 1,018 IPs in ZM

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.5 +

Total Reports 4 country avg: 2 ++

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Friday 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

Brute-Force 3

Web App Attack 3

WP Login Brute Force 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 09:00 with 3 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

733,618 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,553 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

143,307 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,760 15.1%
03

India IN

82,124 11.2%
04

China CN

44,769 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,233 4%
06

Germany DE

17,493 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,477 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,646 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,189 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,134 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7.6/10 Avg Threat

47% Avg Confidence

13 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Significant Threat

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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

Analyzed high-risk IP addresses