IP Address

43.242.203.160

IPv4 Public
HK HK
AS401696
COGNETCLOUD
53 Reports
This IP is on the Blacklist High confidence threat - blocking recommended
10/10 Threat
100% Confidence
53 Reports

Threat Intelligence Analysis

Automated assessment based on aggregated, anonymized threat data

Top 5% Most Dangerous
HK
HK Location
COGNETCLOUD ASN 401696
53 Reports
Honeypot Data Source

Critical Alert

Security alert: 43.242.203.160 rated 10/10 based on 53 verified incidents.

Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 100% confidence rating.

More threatening than 100% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 28
Hacking 17
Exploited Host 3
Brute-Force 2

Technical Details

SSH attacks attempt to gain server access through password guessing or exploitation of SSH vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Use key-based authentication, change default ports, implement fail2ban, and disable root login.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Recent Spike

Significant activity increase over past 7 days indicates renewed threat actor interest or system compromise.

First Observed 10. July 2026
Last Activity 16. July 2026
Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 401696) with generally good reputation. The ISP COGNETCLOUD maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.

Immediate monitoring recommended.

This analysis is automatically generated from aggregated, anonymized threat intelligence data. No personal information is displayed or stored. Assessment accuracy depends on available data volume and diversity.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical
Critical
Activity Frequency 8/10 High
Confidence Score 97% Verified

Confidence History

26. May 2026 - 16. Jul 2026
100% Current
Stable Trend

The confidence score shows the reliability of the threat assessment based on the number and quality of reports.

Security Reports (30)

Date Categories Source Confidence
SSH Hacking Honeypot x2 75%
Hacking SSH Honeypot x2 75%
SSH Hacking Honeypot x2 75%
Hacking SSH Honeypot x2 75%
SSH Hacking Honeypot x2 75%
Hacking SSH Honeypot x2 75%
SSH Hacking Honeypot x2 75%
Hacking SSH Honeypot x2 75%
SSH Hacking Honeypot x2 75%
Hacking SSH Exploited Host Honeypot x3 75%
SSH Hacking Honeypot x2 75%
Hacking SSH Honeypot x2 75%
SSH Hacking Honeypot x2 75%
Hacking SSH Honeypot x2 75%
Hacking Honeypot 75%
Exploited Host SSH Honeypot x2 75%
SSH Hacking Honeypot x2 75%
Exploited Host Honeypot 75%
Hacking SSH Honeypot x2 75%
SSH Honeypot 75%
SSH Honeypot 75%
SSH Honeypot 75%
SSH Honeypot 75%
SSH Honeypot 75%
SSH Honeypot 75%
SSH Honeypot 75%
SSH Honeypot 75%
Brute-Force SSH Honeypot 75%
Brute-Force SSH Honeypot 75%
SSH Honeypot 75%

Technical Details

Basic Information

IP Address
43.242.203.160
IP Version
IPv4
Network Type
Public
Tor Network
No
Network Class
Class A

Geolocation

Country
HK HK
ASN
AS401696
ISP
COGNETCLOUD

DNS Information

Reverse DNS
None
PTR Record
No
Connection Type
Static

Statistics

Total Reports
53
First Reported
27 Feb 2026
Last Reported
16 Jul 2026, 23:33

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

AS401696
cognetcloud INC
HK HK

Network Threat Assessment

3/10
This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.

Network Statistics

40
Total IPs Monitored
865
Total Reports
21.6
Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to cognetcloud INC (AS401696), which manages 40 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 865 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 3/10.

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

100 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 100% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 312,141 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 6.0 ++
Total Reports 53 avg: 18 ++

Network Comparison

Compared against 54 IPs in ASN 401696

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 6.3 ++
Total Reports 53 network avg: 16 ++
Network COGNETCLOUD has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 3,722 IPs in HK

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 6.5 ++
Total Reports 53 country avg: 37 +
Indicators:
++ Much Higher + Higher = Similar - Lower -- Much Lower

Geographic Threat Distribution

292,711 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 17,660 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

  1. 01
    US
    United States US
    65,787 22.5%
  2. 02
    IN
    India IN
    49,120 16.8%
  3. 03
    CN
    China CN
    35,633 12.2%
  4. 04
    BR
    Brazil BR
    15,556 5.3%
  5. 05
    DE
    Germany DE
    10,500 3.6%
  6. 06
    PK
    Pakistan PK
    8,479 2.9%
  7. 07
    ID
    Indonesia ID
    8,404 2.9%
  8. 08
    SG
    Singapore SG
    8,312 2.8%
  9. 09
    RU
    Russia RU
    6,394 2.2%
  10. 10
    NL
    Netherlands NL
    6,295 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL
LOW MED HIGH

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Related IPs

Other IPs associated with this address through network or behavioral similarity

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

20 Related IPs
9/10 Avg Threat
75% Avg Confidence
19 High Threat
High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

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JSON Report

Structured data format for integration with security tools and SIEM systems.

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    "ip_address": "43.242.203.160",
    "threat_level": 10,
    "confidence_score": 100,
    "total_reports": 53,
    "country_code": "HK",
    "isp_name": "COGNETCLOUD",
    "asn": "401696",
    "first_reported": "2026-02-27 15:40:46",
    "last_reported": "2026-07-16 23:33:53",
    "exported_at": "2026-08-06T16:44:02+02:00",
    "source": "https://reportedip.com/ip/43.242.203.160/"
}

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