Substantial Risk
Threat level 8/10 for 66.228.42.204 based on 4 documented incidents.
Consistent suspicious behavior patterns. 53% confidence rating.
More threatening than 89% of monitored IPs
IP Address
66.228.42.204
IPv4
Public
US
Threat Intelligence Analysis
Automated assessment based on aggregated, anonymized threat data
Above Average Risk
US
Location
Akamai Connected Cloud
ASN 63949
4
Reports
Mixed
Data Source
Threat Categories
Bad Web Bot
2
WP Fake SEO Bot
2
Hacking
1
Exploited Host
1
DDoS Attack
1
WP Cron Abuse
1
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 3 weeks indicates persistent threat actor operations.
First Observed
10. September 2026
Last Activity
7. October 2026
Recent (7 days)
1 incidents
Reputable Network
This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 63949) with generally good reputation. The ISP Akamai Connected Cloud maintains standard security practices.
The malicious activity may represent an isolated compromised system rather than systematic abuse.
Security Recommendations
Configure firewall rules and intrusion detection alerts.
Long-term blocking recommended.
Reputation Summary
Threat Level
8/10
High
Critical
Activity Frequency
4/10
Low
Confidence Score
53%
High Confidence
Confidence History
22. Jan 2026 - 7. Oct 2026
53%
Current
Stable
Trend
Security Reports (4)
| Date | Categories | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| New | Hacking Exploited Host | Honeypot x2 | 75% |
| Bad Web Bot WP Fake SEO Bot | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Bad Web Bot WP Fake SEO Bot | Honeypot | 75% | |
| WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack | Community x3 | 75% |
Technical Details
Basic Information
- IP Address
- 66.228.42.204
- IP Version
- IPv4
- Network Type
- Public
- Tor Network
- No
- Network Class
- Class A
Geolocation
- Country
-
US
- ASN
- AS63949
- ISP
- Akamai Connected Cloud
DNS Information
- Reverse DNS
- 66-228-42-204.ip.linodeusercontent.com
- PTR Record
- Yes
- Connection Type
- Dynamic
Statistics
- Total Reports
- 4
- First Reported
- 22 Jan 2026
- Last Reported
- 7 Oct 2026, 03:04
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
AS63949
Akamai Connected Cloud
US
Network Threat Assessment
1/10
This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.
Network Statistics
652
Total IPs Monitored
15,636
Total Reports
24
Reports per IP
Network Context
This IP address belongs to Akamai Connected Cloud (AS63949), which manages 652 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 15,636 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 1/10.
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
89
%
Global Threat Ranking
This IP is more threatening than 89% of all IPs in our database.
High Threat PercentileGlobal Comparison
Compared against 829,101 reported IPs worldwide
Threat Level
8/10
avg: 6.3
+
Total Reports
4
avg: 9
--
Network Comparison
Compared against 2,317 IPs in ASN 63949
Threat Level
8/10
network avg: 7.7
=
Total Reports
4
network avg: 8
--
Network Akamai Connected Cloud has overall threat level 1/10
Geographic Comparison
Compared against 147,508 IPs in US
Threat Level
8/10
country avg: 6.8
+
Total Reports
4
country avg: 18
--
Activity Trends
Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.
Peak Day
10 Sep 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
Bad Web Bot
2
WP Fake SEO Bot
2
WP Cron Abuse
1
DDoS Attack
1
Hacking
1
Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.
Hourly Activity
Peak activity at 03:00 with 1 reports
Weekly Activity
Geographic Threat Distribution
753,616 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 28,758 Logs
FEED
Top Threat Sources
-
01
United States147,508 19.6% -
02
Brazil111,686 14.8%
-
03
India86,352 11.5%
-
04
China45,956 6.1%
-
05
SC29,249 3.9%
-
06
Germany18,251 2.4%
-
07
Netherlands17,880 2.4%
-
08
Pakistan17,662 2.3%
-
09
Argentina16,260 2.2%
-
10
Colombia15,168 2%
+40 more countries
THREAT LEVEL
LOW
MED
HIGH
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