Is IP address 192.248.66.23 dangerous?

192.248.66.23 has no reported malicious activity in our database and is not currently considered dangerous. However, security best practices should always be maintained.

Who owns or operates IP address 192.248.66.23?

IP address 192.248.66.23 is operated by Lanka Education & Research Network, NREN (ASN 38229) and is geolocated to LK. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 192.248.66.23?

Blocking 192.248.66.23 is not necessary based on available data. This IP has no reported malicious activity.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 192.248.66.23?

Our threat assessment for 192.248.66.23 has a confidence score of 29%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

192.248.66.23

IPv4 Public

AS38229

Lanka Education & Research Network, NREN

1 Reports

Sri Lanka Location

Lanka Education & Researc... ASN 38229

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Clean IP

IP 192.248.66.23 has no recorded malicious activity in our database.

No concerning behavior detected. Normal internet activity profile.

Threat Categories

SSH 1

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.

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 38229, operated by Lanka Education & Research Network, NREN) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

No security concerns. Standard operations can proceed.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 0/10 No Threat

Low

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 20% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
15. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 192.248.66.23
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: LK
ASN: AS38229
ISP: Lanka Education & Research Network, NREN

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 15 May 2026
Last Reported: 15 May 2026, 22:11

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: AS38229

Organization: Lanka Education & Research Network, NREN

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

5/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

4.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Lanka Education & Research Network, NREN (AS38229), which manages 3 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 13 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 5/10.

Network notice: This network shows some suspicious activity patterns. Monitor interactions with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

0 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 0% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 312,479 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 0/10 avg: 6.0 --

Total Reports 1 avg: 18 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 7 IPs in ASN 38229

Threat Level 0/10 network avg: 4.1 --

Total Reports 1 network avg: 4 --

Network Lanka Education & Research Network, NREN has overall threat level 5/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 1,015 IPs in LK

Threat Level 0/10 country avg: 5.8 --

Total Reports 1 country avg: 3 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Friday 1 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 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 22:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

292,711 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 17,660 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

65,787 22.5%
02

India IN

49,120 16.8%
03

China CN

35,633 12.2%
04

Brazil BR

15,556 5.3%
05

Germany DE

10,500 3.6%
06

Pakistan PK

8,479 2.9%
07

Indonesia ID

8,404 2.9%
08

Singapore SG

8,312 2.8%
09

Russia RU

6,394 2.2%
10

Netherlands NL

6,295 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

6 Related IPs

4.8/10 Avg Threat

40% Avg Confidence

3 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged