Is IP address 165.56.66.137 dangerous?

Yes, 165.56.66.137 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 2 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 165.56.66.137?

IP address 165.56.66.137 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 165.56.66.137?

Yes, blocking 165.56.66.137 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 2 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 165.56.66.137?

Our threat assessment for 165.56.66.137 has a confidence score of 28%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

165.56.66.137

IPv4 Public

AS37154

Zambia Telecommunications Company Ltd aka ZAMTEL

2 Reports

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Zambia Location

Zambia Telecommunications... ASN 37154

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 7/10 for IP 165.56.66.137 from 2 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 28% confidence.

More threatening than 82% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 2

Web App Attack 2

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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 11. September 2026

Last Activity 11. September 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

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

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 28% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

11. Sep 2026

28% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
11. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
11. Sep 2026	Brute-Force Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 165.56.66.137
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: 2
First Reported: 11 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 11 Sep 2026, 09:50

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

82 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 82% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 808,187 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 117 IPs in ASN 37154

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 2 network avg: 2 =

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 1,019 IPs in ZM

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.5 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 2 =

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

Peak Day 11 Sep 2026 2 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Friday 2 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 2

Web App Attack 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 09:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

734,915 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 27,869 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

143,640 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,793 15.1%
03

India IN

82,417 11.2%
04

China CN

44,837 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,236 4%
06

Germany DE

17,540 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,507 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,709 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,194 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,137 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

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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