Is IP address 194.74.196.10 dangerous?

Yes, 194.74.196.10 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 41 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 194.74.196.10?

IP address 194.74.196.10 is operated by British Telecommunications PLC (ASN 2856) and is geolocated to GB. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 194.74.196.10?

Yes, blocking 194.74.196.10 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 41 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 194.74.196.10?

Our threat assessment for 194.74.196.10 has a confidence score of 100%, based on 41 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

194.74.196.10

IPv4 Public

AS2856

British Telecommunications PLC

41 Reports

GB Location

British Telecommunication... ASN 2856

41 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Extreme Threat

IP 194.74.196.10 classified at threat level 10/10 with 41 documented attacks.

Advanced threat indicators confirmed with 100% certainty.

More threatening than 100% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 28

Hacking 14

Exploited Host 5

Brute-Force 3

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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 2856) with generally good reputation. The ISP British Telecommunications PLC maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Proactive blocking essential. Significant operational risk detected.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 81% Verified

Confidence History

20. Jun 2026 - 16. Jul 2026

100% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
16. Jul 2026	Exploited Host Hacking SSH	Honeypot x3	75%
16. Jul 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
16. Jul 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
16. Jul 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
16. Jul 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
16. Jul 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
16. Jul 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
16. Jul 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
16. Jul 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
11. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
11. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
10. Jul 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
10. Jul 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
10. Jul 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
10. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
8. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
6. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
6. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
5. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
3. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
3. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
30. Jun 2026	Hacking SSH Exploited Host	Honeypot x3	75%
30. Jun 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
30. Jun 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
30. Jun 2026	Exploited Host Hacking SSH	Honeypot x3	75%
30. Jun 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
30. Jun 2026	Exploited Host SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
30. Jun 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
22. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
20. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 194.74.196.10
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: GB
ASN: AS2856
ISP: British Telecommunications PLC

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 41
First Reported: 18 Feb 2026
Last Reported: 16 Jul 2026, 05:57

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: AS2856

Organization: British Telecommunications PLC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

420

Total Reports

10.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to British Telecommunications PLC (AS2856), which manages 40 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 420 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

100 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 100% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 389,618 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 6.0 ++

Total Reports 41 avg: 15 ++

Network Comparison

Compared against 374 IPs in ASN 2856

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 6.1 ++

Total Reports 41 network avg: 2 ++

Network British Telecommunications PLC has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 6,987 IPs in GB

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 6.1 ++

Total Reports 41 country avg: 22 ++

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 10 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 39

Hacking 14

Exploited Host 5

Brute-Force 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 09:00 with 6 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

361,974 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 18,049 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

86,756 24%
02

India IN

56,052 15.5%
03

China CN

38,655 10.7%
04

Brazil BR

29,248 8.1%
05

Germany DE

11,765 3.3%
06

Pakistan PK

9,802 2.7%
07

Indonesia ID

9,304 2.6%
08

Singapore SG

9,058 2.5%
09

France FR

7,270 2%
10

Russia RU

7,262 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.3/10 Avg Threat

75% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Extreme Threat

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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