Is IP address 196.204.71.189 dangerous?

Yes, 196.204.71.189 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 5 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 196.204.71.189?

IP address 196.204.71.189 is operated by RAYA Telecom - Egypt (ASN 24835) and is geolocated to EG. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 196.204.71.189?

Yes, blocking 196.204.71.189 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 5 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 196.204.71.189?

Our threat assessment for 196.204.71.189 has a confidence score of 69%, based on 5 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

196.204.71.189

IPv4 Public

AS24835

RAYA Telecom - Egypt

5 Reports

EG Location

RAYA Telecom - Egypt ASN 24835

5 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Critical Alert

Security alert: 196.204.71.189 rated 10/10 based on 5 verified incidents.

Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 69% confidence rating.

More threatening than 93% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 5

Hacking 2

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 24835) with generally good reputation. The ISP RAYA Telecom - Egypt 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.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 4/10 Low

Confidence Score 58% High Confidence

Confidence History

25. Feb 2026 - 7. Jul 2026

69% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
7. Jul 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
27. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
29. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
25. Mar 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
25. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 196.204.71.189
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: EG
ASN: AS24835
ISP: RAYA Telecom - Egypt

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 5
First Reported: 25 Feb 2026
Last Reported: 7 Jul 2026, 23:13

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: AS24835

Organization: RAYA Telecom - Egypt

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

524

Total Reports

13.4

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to RAYA Telecom - Egypt (AS24835), which manages 39 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 524 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 3/10.

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

93 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 93% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 312,281 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 6.0 ++

Total Reports 5 avg: 18 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 290 IPs in ASN 24835

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 5.8 ++

Total Reports 5 network avg: 3 ++

Network RAYA Telecom - Egypt has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 2,060 IPs in EG

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 5.8 ++

Total Reports 5 country avg: 4 +

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 3 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 5

Hacking 2

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

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.

20 Related IPs

8.6/10 Avg Threat

60% Avg Confidence

18 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged