Is IP address 216.180.246.242 dangerous?

Yes, 216.180.246.242 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 7 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 216.180.246.242?

IP address 216.180.246.242 is operated by GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM (ASN 396982) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 216.180.246.242?

Yes, blocking 216.180.246.242 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 7 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 216.180.246.242?

Our threat assessment for 216.180.246.242 has a confidence score of 58%, based on 7 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

216.180.246.242

IPv4 Public

AS396982

GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM

7 Reports

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US Location

GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM ASN 396982

7 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Notable Threat

IP 216.180.246.242 rated 8/10 from 7 verified reports.

Multiple security incidents attributed to this IP. Confidence: 58%.

More threatening than 92% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 6

Port Scan 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 24. October 2026

Last Activity 24. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Cloud Infrastructure

This IP operates from Google Cloud Platform 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

Implement appropriate security controls.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 57% High Confidence

Confidence History

10. Feb 2026 - 24. Oct 2026

58% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
24. Oct 2026	Port Scan	Community	75%
5. Sep 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
30. Aug 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
10. Aug 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
9. Jun 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
28. Mar 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%
10. Feb 2026	Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 216.180.246.242
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS396982
ISP: GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: crawler242.deepfield.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 7
First Reported: 10 Feb 2026
Last Reported: 24 Oct 2026, 00:05

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: AS396982

Organization: Google LLC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

4,147

Total IPs Monitored

193,206

Total Reports

46.6

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Google LLC (AS396982), which manages 4,147 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 193,206 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

92 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 92% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,284,720 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 7 avg: 7 =

Network Comparison

Compared against 59,158 IPs in ASN 396982

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.4 +

Total Reports 7 network avg: 9 -

Network GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 198,321 IPs in US

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.6 +

Total Reports 7 country avg: 16 --

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

Peak Day 24 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 3 reports

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

Initial Threat 6/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Hacking 6

Port Scan 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 00:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,171,143 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,648 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

258,293 22.1%
02

United States US THIS IP

198,321 16.9%
03

India IN

102,247 8.7%
04

China CN

49,400 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,845 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,404 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,334 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,364 2.3%
09

Colombia CO

23,986 2%
10

Germany DE

22,578 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.2/10 Avg Threat

100% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Notable Threat

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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