Is IP address 20.193.140.218 dangerous?

Yes, 20.193.140.218 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 12 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 20.193.140.218?

IP address 20.193.140.218 is operated by Microsoft Corporation (ASN 8075) and is geolocated to IN. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 20.193.140.218?

Yes, blocking 20.193.140.218 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 12 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 20.193.140.218?

Our threat assessment for 20.193.140.218 has a confidence score of 94%, based on 12 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

20.193.140.218

IPv4 Public

AS8075

Microsoft Corporation

12 Reports

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India Location

Microsoft Corporation ASN 8075

12 Reports

Mixed Data Source

High Risk

IP 20.193.140.218 rated at threat level 8/10 based on 12 security reports.

Pattern analysis reveals concerning activity. Confidence: 94%.

More threatening than 91% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 12

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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Recent Spike

Significant activity increase over past 7 days indicates renewed threat actor interest or system compromise.

First Observed 20. September 2026

Last Activity 19. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Cloud Infrastructure

This IP operates from Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure. Cloud-hosted threats can be provisioned and abandoned quickly, affecting attribution.

Cloud-hosted malicious activity often indicates automated or scalable attack infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

Monitor closely and consider blocking. Escalation potential detected.

Immediate monitoring recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 94% Verified

Confidence History

30. Jun 2026 - 19. Oct 2026

94% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
19. Oct 2026 New	SSH Brute-Force	Community	75%
2. Oct 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
25. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
25. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
25. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
24. Sep 2026	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
20. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
19. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
19. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
5. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
2. Sep 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
30. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 20.193.140.218
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: IN
ASN: AS8075
ISP: Microsoft Corporation

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 12
First Reported: 30 Jun 2026
Last Reported: 19 Oct 2026, 13:50

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: AS8075

Organization: Microsoft Corporation

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

8/10

This network has a high threat level with significant malicious activity reported across multiple IPs.

Network Statistics

5,598

Total IPs Monitored

99,055

Total Reports

17.7

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Microsoft Corporation (AS8075), which manages 5,598 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 99,055 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 8/10.

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

91 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 91% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,050,401 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.2 +

Total Reports 12 avg: 8 ++

Network Comparison

Compared against 12,925 IPs in ASN 8075

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 8.0 =

Total Reports 12 network avg: 12 =

Network Microsoft Corporation has overall threat level 8/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 94,540 IPs in IN

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.6 +

Total Reports 12 country avg: 3 ++

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

Peak Day 25 Sep 2026 3 reports

Daily Average 0.2 reports/day

Most Active Friday 4 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 12

Brute-Force 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 10:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

957,010 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 150,445 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

184,687 19.3%
02

Brazil BR

174,596 18.2%
03

India IN THIS IP

94,540 9.9%
04

China CN

47,866 5%
05

SC SC

29,343 3.1%
06

Argentina AR

27,609 2.9%
07

Germany DE

20,247 2.1%
08

Pakistan PK

19,463 2%
09

Colombia CO

19,293 2%
10

Netherlands NL

18,861 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.8/10 Avg Threat

96% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

High Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Cloud Infrastructure

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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