Is IP address 68.7.144.68 dangerous?

68.7.144.68 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 68.7.144.68?

IP address 68.7.144.68 is operated by Cox Communications Inc. (ASN 22773) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 68.7.144.68?

Blocking 68.7.144.68 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 68.7.144.68?

Our threat assessment for 68.7.144.68 has a confidence score of 33%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

68.7.144.68

IPv4 Public

AS22773

Cox Communications Inc.

2 Reports

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United States Location

Cox Communications Inc. ASN 22773

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 68.7.144.68 rated 6/10 from 2 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 33%.

More threatening than 64% 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 less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 23. October 2026

Last Activity 23. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 2 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 22773, operated by Cox Communications Inc.) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Apply balanced security measures based on risk tolerance.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 6/10 Medium

High

Activity Frequency 1/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 33% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

23. Oct 2026

33% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
23. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
23. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 68.7.144.68
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS22773
ISP: Cox Communications Inc.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: ip68-7-144-68.sd.sd.cox.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 26 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 23 Oct 2026, 09:34

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: AS22773

Organization: Cox Communications Inc.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

115

Total Reports

1.6

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Cox Communications Inc. (AS22773), which manages 74 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 115 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 4/10.

Network notice: This network shows some suspicious activity patterns. Monitor interactions with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

64 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 64% of all IPs in our database.

Above Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,265,091 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 6/10 avg: 6.0 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 579 IPs in ASN 22773

Threat Level 6/10 network avg: 6.4 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 4 -

Network Cox Communications Inc. has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 195,279 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 23 Oct 2026 2 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Friday 2 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 08:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,152,421 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 31,242 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

257,590 22.4%
02

United States US THIS IP

195,578 17%
03

India IN

99,483 8.6%
04

China CN

48,822 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,671 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,369 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,126 2.4%
08

Russia RU

25,990 2.3%
09

Colombia CO

23,937 2.1%
10

Germany DE

21,717 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.2/10 Avg Threat

55% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Cautionary Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Moderate Network Risk

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

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