Extreme Threat
IP 34.52.173.82 is a critical-risk address assigned to Google LLC in Belgium, registered under ASN AS396982, that has generated 250 abuse reports with a threat level of 10/10 and a confidence score of 94%, indicating with near-certainty that this IP is actively engaged in malicious hacking operations including malware distribution and exploit delivery against exposed services over a compressed two-month window between March and May 2026.
Automated honeypot sensors detected this address 20 separate times across the reporting period, with the dominant threat category being Hacking (19 reports), supplemented by 2 Exploited Host classifications, suggesting that a previously compromised system is now being weaponized as an autonomous attack platform without the knowledge of its operator. The activity frequency score of 8/10 confirms sustained, high-volume malicious behavior rather than opportunistic or isolated probes, while the geolocation in Belgium and association with Google Cloud infrastructure provides an unexpected network context for what appears to be a hijacked or abused cloud resource.
The Hacking classification encompasses the observed malware and exploit delivery patterns, meaning this IP is actively attempting to compromise target systems by distributing malicious payloads or probing for known vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access. The Exploited Host designation adds context that the IP itself may be running malicious tooling autonomously, effectively creating a distributed attack node that poses a dual threat: it can be both a vector for inbound attacks against your infrastructure and a potential indicator that the broader Google Cloud environment containing this address has been compromised. The attack connection pattern further confirms persistent inbound attempts originating from this source.
Site operators should immediately block IP 34.52.173.82 at the firewall or network perimeter, implement fail2ban or equivalent intrusion prevention rules to automatically ban repeated offending IPs, enforce strong authentication on any exposed services to mitigate credential-based attack vectors, and maintain comprehensive logging to correlate any detected probes with this source address. Organizations running Google Cloud infrastructure should additionally report this activity to Google Cloud support to assist in identifying and remediating the compromised resource contributing to the attack ecosystem.
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