Is IP address 213.140.205.78 dangerous?

213.140.205.78 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 5/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 213.140.205.78?

IP address 213.140.205.78 is operated by Cablenet Communication Systems plc (ASN 35432) and is geolocated to CY. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 213.140.205.78?

Blocking 213.140.205.78 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 5/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 213.140.205.78?

Our threat assessment for 213.140.205.78 has a confidence score of 25%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

213.140.205.78

IPv4 Public

AS35432

Cablenet Communication Systems plc

1 Reports

Cyprus Location

Cablenet Communication Sy... ASN 35432

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 5/10 for 213.140.205.78 from 1 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 25% confidence.

More threatening than 9% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

Technical Details

Bad web bots ignore robots.txt, scrape content aggressively, and may probe for vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement bot detection, rate limiting, and use services like Cloudflare Bot Management.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 26. August 2026

Last Activity 26. August 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 35432) with generally good reputation. The ISP Cablenet Communication Systems plc maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Monitor for behavior pattern changes indicating escalation.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 21% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
26. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 213.140.205.78
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: CY
ASN: AS35432
ISP: Cablenet Communication Systems plc

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 26 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 26 Aug 2026, 12:03

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

9 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 9% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 776,190 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 5.9 =

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 39 IPs in ASN 35432

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.4 =

Total Reports 1 network avg: 3 --

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 466 IPs in CY

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.2 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 2 -

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

Peak Day 26 Aug 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 1 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 4/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 12:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

706,135 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 50,832 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

137,380 19.5%
02

Brazil BR

109,686 15.5%
03

India IN

76,932 10.9%
04

China CN

43,459 6.2%
05

SC SC

29,201 4.1%
06

Netherlands NL

16,641 2.4%
07

Germany DE

16,155 2.3%
08

Argentina AR

16,090 2.3%
09

Pakistan PK

15,491 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,085 2.1%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

5.6/10 Avg Threat

35% Avg Confidence

3 High Threat

Intermediate Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

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