Is IP address 168.167.23.22 dangerous?

168.167.23.22 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 168.167.23.22?

IP address 168.167.23.22 is operated by Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (ASN 14988) and is geolocated to BW. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 168.167.23.22?

Blocking 168.167.23.22 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 168.167.23.22?

Our threat assessment for 168.167.23.22 has a confidence score of 13%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

168.167.23.22

IPv4 Public

AS14988

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation

1 Reports

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Botswana Location

Botswana Telecommunicatio... ASN 14988

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 168.167.23.22 threat rating: 5/10 from 1 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 13%.

More threatening than 12% 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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 14988) with generally good reputation. The ISP Botswana Telecommunications Corporation maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 6% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
29. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 168.167.23.22
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: BW
ASN: AS14988
ISP: Botswana Telecommunications Corporation

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 29 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 29 Aug 2026, 05:11

Network Reputation

Analysis of the entire network (ASN) that this IP address belongs to, providing context about the hosting provider and network-wide threat patterns.

Network Identity

ASN: AS14988

Organization: BTC-GATE1

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

230

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to BTC-GATE1 (AS14988), which manages 5 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 230 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 2/10.

Network status: This network appears to be well-maintained with low threat indicators.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

12 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 12% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,170,528 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.1 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 70 IPs in ASN 14988

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 7.3 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 9 --

Network Botswana Telecommunications Corporation has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 216 IPs in BW

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.8 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 5 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 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 05:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,068,478 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,140 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

225,587 21.1%
02

United States US

190,292 17.8%
03

India IN

95,697 9%
04

China CN

48,084 4.5%
05

Argentina AR

36,390 3.4%
06

SC SC

29,347 2.7%
07

Mexico MX

23,729 2.2%
08

Russia RU

22,977 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

22,038 2.1%
10

Germany DE

20,799 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.6/10 Avg Threat

45% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Measured Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Network Reputation

Network Identity

Network Threat Assessment

Network Statistics

Network Context

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

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