Is IP address 178.16.55.21 dangerous?

178.16.55.21 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 178.16.55.21?

IP address 178.16.55.21 is operated by Omegatech LTD (ASN 202412) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 178.16.55.21?

Blocking 178.16.55.21 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 178.16.55.21?

Our threat assessment for 178.16.55.21 has a confidence score of 9%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

178.16.55.21

IPv4 Public

AS202412

Omegatech LTD

2 Reports

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United States Location

Omegatech LTD ASN 202412

2 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Moderate Risk

IP 178.16.55.21 presents moderate risk (6/10) with 2 security reports.

Some concerning behavior detected. Confidence: 9%.

More threatening than 42% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Email Spam 1

Hacking 1

Brute-Force 1

Technical Details

Email spam involves mass distribution of unwanted emails, often for advertising, phishing, or malware delivery.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and use reputable email filtering services.

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 202412, operated by Omegatech LTD) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Standard monitoring recommended. Apply conditional access controls as needed.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 8% Low Confidence

Confidence History

2. Jun 2026 - 13. Aug 2026

9% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
13. Aug 2026	Email Spam Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
2. Jun 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 178.16.55.21
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS202412
ISP: Omegatech LTD

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: mta.cah-fl.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 2 Jun 2026
Last Reported: 13 Aug 2026, 01:17

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: AS202412

Organization: Omegatech LTD

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

6/10

This network shows moderate threat levels with some malicious activity patterns.

Network Statistics

148

Total IPs Monitored

27,689

Total Reports

187.1

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Omegatech LTD (AS202412), which manages 148 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 27,689 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 6/10.

Network warning: This network has elevated threat levels. Exercise caution when interacting with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

42 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 42% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 806,043 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 337 IPs in ASN 202412

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 7.4 -

Total Reports 2 network avg: 123 --

Network Omegatech LTD has overall threat level 6/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 143,172 IPs in US

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.8 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 18 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 1 reports

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

Initial Threat 6/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Brute-Force 1

Email Spam 1

Hacking 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 01:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

732,967 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,187 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

143,148 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

110,710 15.1%
03

India IN

82,093 11.2%
04

China CN

44,715 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,233 4%
06

Germany DE

17,452 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,448 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,609 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,188 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,132 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.8/10 Avg Threat

93% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Moderate Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Moderate Network Risk

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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