Is IP address 23.128.248.173 dangerous?

Yes, 23.128.248.173 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 5 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 23.128.248.173?

IP address 23.128.248.173 is operated by StormyCloud Inc (ASN 400226) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 23.128.248.173?

Yes, blocking 23.128.248.173 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 5 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 23.128.248.173?

Our threat assessment for 23.128.248.173 has a confidence score of 43%, based on 5 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

23.128.248.173

IPv4 Public Tor Exit Node

AS400226

StormyCloud Inc

5 Reports

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United States Location

StormyCloud Inc ASN 400226

5 Reports

Mixed Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 23.128.248.173 identified as significant threat (8/10) from 5 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 43%.

More threatening than 89% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

WP REST API Abuse 1

WP User Enumeration 1

WP Login Brute Force 1

Brute-Force 1

Hacking 1

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 3 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 1. October 2026

Last Activity 4. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 400226) with generally good reputation. The ISP StormyCloud Inc maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 1/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 43% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

9. Jul 2026 - 4. Oct 2026

43% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
4. Oct 2026	WP REST API Abuse	Community	75%
1. Oct 2026	WP User Enumeration	Community	75%
17. Aug 2026	WP Login Brute Force	Honeypot	75%
11. Aug 2026	Brute-Force	Community	75%
9. Jul 2026	Hacking	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 23.128.248.173
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: Tor Exit Node
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS400226
ISP: StormyCloud Inc

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: tor-exit014.stormycloud.org
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 5
First Reported: 9 Jul 2026
Last Reported: 4 Oct 2026, 13:49

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 833,363 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 6.3 +

Total Reports 5 avg: 9 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 13 IPs in ASN 400226

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.6 +

Total Reports 5 network avg: 2 ++

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 148,297 IPs in US

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 6.8 +

Total Reports 5 country avg: 18 --

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

Peak Day 1 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Thursday 2 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 1

Brute-Force 1

WP Login Brute Force 1

WP User Enumeration 1

WP REST API Abuse 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 13:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

757,605 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,901 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

148,298 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,887 14.8%
03

India IN

87,212 11.5%
04

China CN

46,096 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,253 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,448 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

18,003 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,825 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,272 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,171 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

12 Related IPs

6.5/10 Avg Threat

24% Avg Confidence

7 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Significant Threat

Threat Categories

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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