Is IP address 170.253.114.23 dangerous?

170.253.114.23 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 170.253.114.23?

IP address 170.253.114.23 is operated by MCSNet (ASN 36817) and is geolocated to CA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 170.253.114.23?

Blocking 170.253.114.23 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 170.253.114.23?

Our threat assessment for 170.253.114.23 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

170.253.114.23

IPv4 Public

AS36817

MCSNet

1 Reports

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Canada Location

MCSNet ASN 36817

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 170.253.114.23 threat rating: 6/10 from 1 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 23%.

More threatening than 55% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 1

Technical Details

VoIP fraud exploits phone systems to make unauthorized calls, often to premium rate numbers for financial gain.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement call authentication, monitor call patterns, and restrict international/premium rate dialing.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

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

First Observed 28. October 2026

Last Activity 28. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 36817) with generally good reputation. The ISP MCSNet 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.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 23% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
28. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 170.253.114.23
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: CA
ASN: AS36817
ISP: MCSNet

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 28 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 28 Oct 2026, 21:02

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

55 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 55% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,326,928 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 3 IPs in ASN 36817

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 1 =

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 8,674 IPs in CA

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.8 =

Total Reports 1 country avg: 10 --

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

Peak Day 28 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 1 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 5/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 21:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,209,404 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 32,221 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

261,020 21.6%
02

United States US

206,812 17.1%
03

India IN

103,493 8.6%
04

China CN

50,938 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

42,404 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,447 2.4%
07

Mexico MX

27,915 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,976 2.2%
09

Germany DE

24,364 2%
10

Colombia CO

24,267 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

2 Related IPs

6/10 Avg Threat

25% Avg Confidence

1 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Measured 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

Top Threat Sources

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