Is IP address 212.83.138.205 dangerous?

212.83.138.205 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 212.83.138.205?

IP address 212.83.138.205 is operated by Scaleway S.a.s. (ASN 12876) and is geolocated to FR. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 212.83.138.205?

Blocking 212.83.138.205 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 212.83.138.205?

Our threat assessment for 212.83.138.205 has a confidence score of 5%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

212.83.138.205

IPv4 Public

AS12876

Scaleway S.a.s.

1 Reports

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FR Location

Scaleway S.a.s. ASN 12876

1 Reports

Community Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 212.83.138.205 rated 6/10 from 1 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 5%.

More threatening than 42% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

DDoS Attack 1

Port Scan 1

Hacking 1

WP Resource Exhaustion 1

WP Cron Abuse 1

WP Config Exposure 1

Technical Details

DDoS indicators suggest this IP has participated in volumetric attacks designed to overwhelm target infrastructure.

Recommended Mitigations

Use DDoS protection services, implement rate limiting, and configure traffic analysis to identify attack patterns.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 12876) with generally good reputation. The ISP Scaleway S.a.s. maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Apply balanced security measures based on risk tolerance.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 0% Unverified

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
1. Feb 2026	WP Resource Exhaustion DDoS Attack WP Cron Abuse +3	Community x5	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 212.83.138.205
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: FR
ASN: AS12876
ISP: Scaleway S.a.s.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: grigny.a2stel.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 1 Feb 2026
Last Reported: 1 Feb 2026, 20:27

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: AS12876

Organization: Scaleway S.a.s.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

117

Total IPs Monitored

3,986

Total Reports

34.1

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Scaleway S.a.s. (AS12876), which manages 117 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 3,986 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

42 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 42% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 813,521 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.3 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 460 IPs in ASN 12876

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 7.2 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 21 --

Network Scaleway S.a.s. has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 11,912 IPs in FR

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.8 =

Total Reports 1 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 Sunday 1 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

WP Resource Exhaustion 1

DDoS Attack 1

WP Cron Abuse 1

Port Scan 1

Hacking 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 16:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

739,608 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 45,051 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

144,585 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

111,056 15%
03

India IN

83,347 11.3%
04

China CN

45,160 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,242 4%
06

Germany DE

17,733 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,586 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

16,932 2.3%
09

Argentina AR

16,212 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,149 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9/10 Avg Threat

74% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Cautionary Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Network Reputation

Network Identity

Network Threat Assessment

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Network Context

Global Threat Ranking

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Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

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