Is IP address 40.223.14.59 dangerous?

40.223.14.59 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 6/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 40.223.14.59?

IP address 40.223.14.59 is operated by DonutSMP (ASN 396120) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 40.223.14.59?

Blocking 40.223.14.59 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 6/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 40.223.14.59?

Our threat assessment for 40.223.14.59 has a confidence score of 35%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

40.223.14.59

IPv4 Public

AS396120

DonutSMP

2 Reports

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United States Location

DonutSMP ASN 396120

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 6/10 for 40.223.14.59 from 2 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 35% confidence.

More threatening than 66% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 2

Technical Details

VoIP fraud exploits phone systems to make unauthorized calls, often to premium rate numbers for financial gain.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement call authentication, monitor call patterns, and restrict international/premium rate dialing.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 4 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 24. October 2026

Last Activity 28. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 2 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 396120) with generally good reputation. The ISP DonutSMP 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 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 35% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

24. Oct 2026 - 28. Oct 2026

35% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
28. Oct 2026 New	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
24. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 40.223.14.59
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS396120
ISP: DonutSMP

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 27 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 28 Oct 2026, 14:48

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

66 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 66% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,291,800 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 6 IPs in ASN 396120

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 2 +

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 199,672 IPs in US

Threat Level 6/10 country avg: 6.6 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 16 --

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

Peak Day 24 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 1 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

Fraud VoIP 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 14:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,177,571 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 29,721 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

258,618 22%
02

United States US THIS IP

199,672 17%
03

India IN

102,524 8.7%
04

China CN

49,613 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,948 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,412 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,442 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,502 2.3%
09

Colombia CO

24,027 2%
10

Germany DE

22,835 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

5 Related IPs

6/10 Avg Threat

28% Avg Confidence

1 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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