Notable Threat
IP 167.94.146.57 is a critical-risk address associated with widespread automated intrusion activity, with 443 confirmed abuse reports and a threat level of 10 out of 10. Operating from the United States via ASN AS398705 under the network designation CENSYS-ARIN-02, this IP has been actively targeting vulnerable services for approximately 11 months, with activity frequency rated 8 out of 10. The dominant threat category is general hacking activity, representing the overwhelming majority of recent reports, alongside isolated indicators of VoIP fraud activity detected by automated honeypot sensors.
Detection data reveals that the IP was first reported in August 2025 and most recently in June 2026, indicating persistent, ongoing hostile activity across an extended timeframe. The 443 total reports were generated by 20 distinct automated honeypot sources, lending high confidence to the assessment at a 92% reliability score. The observed attack patterns include generic connection-based intrusion attempts and suricata alerts flagging malformed HTTP Host URI components, consistent with automated vulnerability scanning and reconnaissance probes against exposed network services. The single VoIP fraud indicator suggests opportunistic exploitation of telephony infrastructure in addition to traditional intrusion vectors.
The prevalence of hacking activity against this IP translates to concrete risk for any exposed service, particularly web servers, SSH, and other network-accessible daemons. Automated scanning campaigns frequently precede more targeted exploitation, and the high volume of reports indicates this IP participates in coordinated or systematic hostile infrastructure. Connection-based intrusion patterns often precede credential stuffing, brute-force attempts, and exploitation of unpatched vulnerabilities. The fraud VoIP signal, while currently minimal, suggests the same infrastructure may serve multiple threat objectives.
Site operators should treat IP 167.94.146.57 as definitively hostile and block it at the network perimeter without deliberation. Implement automated blocking via defensive tools such as fail2ban or equivalent intrusion-prevention systems tuned to detect repeated connection attempts from this source. Ensure all exposed services run current patches, disable unused network protocols, and enforce strong authentication mechanisms including key-based authentication where applicable. Monitor authentication logs for any attempted connections originating from this address and consider deploying rate-limiting on exposed login interfaces to mitigate brute-force risk.
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