Critical Alert
Security alert: 168.167.72.132 rated 10/10 based on 125 verified incidents.
Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 78% confidence rating.
More threatening than 99% of monitored IPs
IP Address
168.167.72.132
IPv4
Public
BW
Threat Intelligence Analysis
Automated assessment based on aggregated, anonymized threat data
Top 5% Most Dangerous
BW
Location
BTC-GATE1
ASN 14988
125
Reports
Honeypot
Data Source
Threat Categories
SSH
30
Hacking
11
Brute-Force
5
Technical Details
SSH attacks attempt to gain server access through password guessing or exploitation of SSH vulnerabilities.
Recommended Mitigations
Use key-based authentication, change default ports, implement fail2ban, and disable root login.
Behavioral Analysis
Activity Pattern:
Consistent Activity
Steady malicious activity over 2 weeks indicates persistent threat actor operations.
First Observed
4. September 2026
Last Activity
22. September 2026
Recent (7 days)
0 incidents
Reputable Network
This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 14988) with generally good reputation. The ISP BTC-GATE1 maintains standard security practices.
The malicious activity may represent an isolated compromised system rather than systematic abuse.
Security Recommendations
Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.
Long-term blocking recommended.
Reputation Summary
Threat Level
10/10
Critical
Critical
Activity Frequency
1/10
Very Low
Confidence Score
78%
Verified
Confidence History
13. Jun 2026 - 22. Sep 2026
78%
Current
Stable
Trend
Security Reports (30)
| Date | Categories | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Brute-Force SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Brute-Force SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Brute-Force SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH Hacking | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| Hacking SSH | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| SSH Hacking | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| SSH Hacking | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| Hacking SSH | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| SSH Hacking | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| Hacking SSH | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| Hacking SSH | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| SSH Hacking | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Brute-Force SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Brute-Force SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH Hacking | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| SSH Hacking | Honeypot x2 | 75% |
Technical Details
Basic Information
- IP Address
- 168.167.72.132
- IP Version
- IPv4
- Network Type
- Public
- Tor Network
- No
- Network Class
- Class B
Geolocation
- Country
-
BW
- ASN
- AS14988
- ISP
- BTC-GATE1
DNS Information
- Reverse DNS
- None
- PTR Record
- No
- Connection Type
- Static
Statistics
- Total Reports
- 125
- First Reported
- 19 Feb 2026
- Last Reported
- 22 Sep 2026, 10:10
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
AS14988
BTC-GATE1
BW
Network Threat Assessment
2/10
This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.
Network Statistics
5
Total IPs Monitored
230
Total Reports
46
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
99
%
Global Threat Ranking
This IP is more threatening than 99% of all IPs in our database.
Top 10% Most DangerousGlobal Comparison
Compared against 810,408 reported IPs worldwide
Threat Level
10/10
avg: 6.3
++
Total Reports
125
avg: 9
++
Network Comparison
Compared against 63 IPs in ASN 14988
Threat Level
10/10
network avg: 7.1
+
Total Reports
125
network avg: 9
++
Network BTC-GATE1 has overall threat level 2/10
Geographic Comparison
Compared against 191 IPs in BW
Threat Level
10/10
country avg: 6.6
++
Total Reports
125
country avg: 4
++
Activity Trends
Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.
Peak Day
12 Sep 2026
3 reports
Daily Average
0.4
reports/day
Most Active
Wednesday
28 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
SSH
124
Hacking
21
Exploited Host
5
Brute-Force
5
Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.
Hourly Activity
Peak activity at 09:00 with 10 reports
Weekly Activity
Geographic Threat Distribution
736,934 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 33,094 Logs
FEED
Top Threat Sources
-
01
United States144,033 19.5% -
02
Brazil110,901 15%
-
03
India82,844 11.2%
-
04
China44,959 6.1%
-
05
SC29,241 4%
-
06
Germany17,646 2.4%
-
07
Netherlands17,552 2.4%
-
08
Pakistan16,812 2.3%
-
09
Argentina16,197 2.2%
-
10
Colombia15,142 2.1%
+40 more countries
THREAT LEVEL
LOW
MED
HIGH
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Confidence
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Location
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Confidence
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Location
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Confidence
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Location
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Confidence
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Location
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Confidence
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Location
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7/10
Confidence
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Location
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Reports
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Confidence
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Reports
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