Is IP address 217.60.196.2 dangerous?

Yes, 217.60.196.2 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 11 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 217.60.196.2?

IP address 217.60.196.2 is operated by OVH SAS (ASN 16276) and is geolocated to DE. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 217.60.196.2?

Yes, blocking 217.60.196.2 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 11 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 217.60.196.2?

Our threat assessment for 217.60.196.2 has a confidence score of 73%, based on 11 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

217.60.196.2

IPv4 Public

AS16276

OVH SAS

11 Reports

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Germany Location

OVH SAS ASN 16276

11 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 217.60.196.2 from 11 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 73% confidence.

More threatening than 89% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Brute-Force 4

WP Login Brute Force 4

WP User Enumeration 4

Web App Attack 3

Technical Details

Brute-force attacks systematically attempt password combinations against authentication systems.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement rate limiting, account lockout policies, multi-factor authentication, and fail2ban.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Declining

Activity has decreased recently, suggesting remediation or threat actor migration.

First Observed 30. September 2026

Last Activity 7. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 7 incidents

Datacenter Infrastructure

This IP is allocated from datacenter space operated by OVH SAS. Datacenter IPs used for attacks often indicate intentional malicious infrastructure.

Purpose-provisioned attack infrastructure may represent more sophisticated threat actors.

Security Recommendations

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Continue monitoring the positive trend.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 4/10 Low

Confidence Score 73% High Confidence

Confidence History

30. Sep 2026 - 7. Oct 2026

73% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
7. Oct 2026 New	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
3. Oct 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
2. Oct 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
2. Oct 2026	WP Login Brute Force Brute-Force	Community	75%
2. Oct 2026	Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
2. Oct 2026	Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
2. Oct 2026	Web App Attack	Honeypot	75%
30. Sep 2026	WP User Enumeration	Community	75%
30. Sep 2026	WP User Enumeration	Community	75%
30. Sep 2026	WP User Enumeration	Community	75%
30. Sep 2026	WP User Enumeration	Community	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 217.60.196.2
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: DE
ASN: AS16276
ISP: OVH SAS

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 11
First Reported: 30 Sep 2026
Last Reported: 7 Oct 2026, 01:20

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: AS16276

Organization: OVH SAS

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

1,385

Total IPs Monitored

33,679

Total Reports

24.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to OVH SAS (AS16276), which manages 1,385 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 33,679 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

89 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 89% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 831,968 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 11 avg: 9 +

Network Comparison

Compared against 4,561 IPs in ASN 16276

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.8 +

Total Reports 11 network avg: 18 -

Network OVH SAS has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 18,343 IPs in DE

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 7.3 =

Total Reports 11 country avg: 30 --

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

Peak Day 2 Oct 2026 5 reports

Daily Average 0.4 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 5 reports

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

Initial Threat 5/10

Current Threat 5/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

WP User Enumeration 4

WP Login Brute Force 4

Brute-Force 4

Web App Attack 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 11:00 with 3 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

756,324 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,126 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

147,961 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,800 14.8%
03

India IN

87,106 11.5%
04

China CN

46,037 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,252 3.9%
06

Germany DE THIS IP

18,344 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

17,967 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,783 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,265 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,169 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.7/10 Avg Threat

98% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Datacenter 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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