Critical Alert
Security alert: 208.98.38.223 rated 10/10 based on 5 verified incidents.
Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 62% confidence rating.
More threatening than 99% of monitored IPs
IP Address
208.98.38.223
IPv4
Public
US
Threat Intelligence Analysis
Automated assessment based on aggregated, anonymized threat data
Top 5% Most Dangerous
United States
Location
Sharktech
ASN 46844
5
Reports
Honeypot
Data Source
Threat Categories
Hacking
3
IoT Targeted
1
Web App Attack
1
Technical Details
General hacking activity includes various intrusion attempts, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access attempts.
Recommended Mitigations
Keep systems patched, implement intrusion detection, and follow security best practices.
Behavioral Analysis
Activity Pattern:
Consistent Activity
Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.
First Observed
1. November 2026
Last Activity
1. November 2026
Recent (7 days)
5 incidents
Moderate Network Risk
The network hosting this IP (ASN 46844, operated by Sharktech) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.
Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.
Security Recommendations
Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.
Long-term blocking recommended.
Reputation Summary
Threat Level
10/10
Critical
Critical
Activity Frequency
8/10
High
Confidence Score
62%
High Confidence
Confidence History
1. Nov 2026
62%
Current
Stable
Trend
Security Reports (5)
| Date | Categories | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| New | Hacking | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Hacking | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | IoT Targeted | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Hacking | Honeypot | 75% |
| New | Web App Attack | Honeypot | 75% |
Technical Details
Basic Information
- IP Address
- 208.98.38.223
- IP Version
- IPv4
- Network Type
- Public
- Tor Network
- No
- Network Class
- Class C
Geolocation
- Country
-
US
- ASN
- AS46844
- ISP
- Sharktech
DNS Information
- Reverse DNS
- None
- PTR Record
- No
- Connection Type
- Static
Statistics
- Total Reports
- 5
- First Reported
- 1 Nov 2026
- Last Reported
- 1 Nov 2026, 23:08
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
AS46844
Sharktech
US
Network Threat Assessment
5/10
This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.
Network Statistics
4
Total IPs Monitored
8
Total Reports
2
Reports per IP
Network Context
This IP address belongs to Sharktech (AS46844), which manages 4 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 8 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
99
%
Global Threat Ranking
This IP is more threatening than 99% of all IPs in our database.
Top 10% Most DangerousGlobal Comparison
Compared against 1,311,577 reported IPs worldwide
Threat Level
10/10
avg: 6.0
++
Total Reports
5
avg: 7
-
Network Comparison
Compared against 45 IPs in ASN 46844
Threat Level
10/10
network avg: 7.6
+
Total Reports
5
network avg: 8
-
Network Sharktech has overall threat level 5/10
Geographic Comparison
Compared against 203,324 IPs in US
Threat Level
10/10
country avg: 6.6
++
Total Reports
5
country avg: 16
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Activity Trends
Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.
Peak Day
1 Nov 2026
5 reports
Daily Average
0.2
reports/day
Most Active
Sunday
5 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
Hacking
3
Web App Attack
1
IoT Targeted
1
Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.
Hourly Activity
Peak activity at 21:00 with 2 reports
Weekly Activity
Geographic Threat Distribution
1,195,170 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 22,174 Logs
FEED
Top Threat Sources
-
01
Brazil260,646 21.8% -
02
United States203,324 17%
-
03
India102,986 8.6% -
04
China50,178 4.2% -
05
Argentina42,327 3.5% -
06
SC29,421 2.5% -
07
Mexico27,790 2.3% -
08
Russia26,801 2.2% -
09
Colombia24,231 2% -
10
Germany23,599 2%
+40 more countries
THREAT LEVEL
LOW
MED
HIGH
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