Is IP address 50.99.97.23 dangerous?

50.99.97.23 presents moderate risk with a threat level of 5/10. While not critically dangerous, it has been associated with activity. Monitoring and conditional blocking is recommended.

Who owns or operates IP address 50.99.97.23?

IP address 50.99.97.23 is operated by TELUS Communications Inc. (ASN 852) and is geolocated to CA. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 50.99.97.23?

Blocking 50.99.97.23 is advisable for security-sensitive environments. With a threat level of 5/10, consider implementing conditional blocks or rate limiting.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 50.99.97.23?

Our threat assessment for 50.99.97.23 has a confidence score of 28%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

50.99.97.23

IPv4 Public

AS852

TELUS Communications Inc.

2 Reports

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Canada Location

TELUS Communications Inc. ASN 852

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 50.99.97.23 rated 5/10 from 2 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 28%.

More threatening than 50% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

Technical Details

Bad web bots ignore robots.txt, scrape content aggressively, and may probe for vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Implement bot detection, rate limiting, and use services like Cloudflare Bot Management.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 20. October 2026

Last Activity 20. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 852) with generally good reputation. The ISP TELUS Communications Inc. maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Apply balanced security measures based on risk tolerance.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 28% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

29. Aug 2026 - 20. Oct 2026

28% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
20. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%
29. Aug 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 50.99.97.23
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: CA
ASN: AS852
ISP: TELUS Communications Inc.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: d-50-99-97-23.ab.hsia.telus.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 29 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 20 Oct 2026, 13:17

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: AS852

Organization: TELUS Communications

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

320

Total Reports

14.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to TELUS Communications (AS852), which manages 22 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 320 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

50 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 50% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,269,010 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 2 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 271 IPs in ASN 852

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.4 -

Total Reports 2 network avg: 3 -

Network TELUS Communications Inc. has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 7,824 IPs in CA

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.8 -

Total Reports 2 country avg: 11 --

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

Peak Day 20 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 1 reports

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

Initial Threat 4/10

Current Threat 4/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 2

WP Content Scraping 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 09:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,157,785 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 31,157 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

257,823 22.3%
02

United States US

196,445 17%
03

India IN

100,349 8.7%
04

China CN

48,942 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,700 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,371 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,176 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,061 2.3%
09

Colombia CO

23,948 2.1%
10

Germany DE

21,942 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.4/10 Avg Threat

41% Avg Confidence

18 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Cautionary Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Reputable Network

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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

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nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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