Elevated Risk
IP 205.210.31.49 is a high-risk address operating from Google Cloud Platform infrastructure (AS396982) in the United States that has generated 167 total abuse reports with a maximum 10/10 threat level and 83% confidence score. Automated honeypot sensors flagged this IP across a nine-month activity window from September 2025 through June 2026, with general hacking activity dominating the confirmed threat categories at 20 of 21 reported incidents.
The sustained reporting period and activity frequency rating of 7/10 indicate persistent rather than opportunistic malicious behavior. All 21 recent threat confirmations originated from automated honeypot sensors, with the detected activity including targeted web application honeypot probes and network stream anomalies consistent with automated reconnaissance and vulnerability scanning. The volume of reports combined with the cloud-hosted infrastructure suggests the operator is running distributed scanning or exploitation toolkits from within Google's network, enabling rapid rotation of sources if blocked.
The dominant hacking classification encompasses unauthorized access attempts, vulnerability exploitation and intrusion activities that pose concrete risks to any exposed service. Real-world exposure includes credential compromise, data exfiltration and potential network pivoting if initial access is achieved. The reported attack patterns suggest systematic probing for misconfigurations and known vulnerabilities across target systems, increasing the likelihood of successful exploitation given sufficient scan volume.
Organizations should immediately block this IP at network perimeter devices and monitor for related scanning from adjacent address space within AS396982. Deploying automated blocking tools such as fail2ban can detect and respond to repeated connection attempts. Enforcing strong authentication policies including multi-factor authentication significantly reduces credential-based attack success. Keeping web applications and network services updated, combined with web application firewall deployment, addresses the underlying vulnerabilities these probes attempt to exploit.
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