Is IP address 72.235.221.242 dangerous?

72.235.221.242 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 72.235.221.242?

IP address 72.235.221.242 is operated by Hawaiian Telcom Services Company, Inc. (ASN 36149) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 72.235.221.242?

Blocking 72.235.221.242 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 72.235.221.242?

Our threat assessment for 72.235.221.242 has a confidence score of 13%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

72.235.221.242

IPv4 Public

AS36149

Hawaiian Telcom Services Company, Inc.

1 Reports

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United States Location

Hawaiian Telcom Services ... ASN 36149

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Intermediate Threat

Threat level 5/10 for 72.235.221.242 from 1 reports.

Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 13% confidence.

More threatening than 18% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Bad Web Bot 1

WP Content Scraping 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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 36149) with generally good reputation. The ISP Hawaiian Telcom Services Company, Inc. 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.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 10% Low Confidence

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 72.235.221.242
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS36149
ISP: Hawaiian Telcom Services Company, Inc.

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: dhcp-72-235-221-242.hawaiiantel.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 29 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 29 Aug 2026, 12:43

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: AS36149

Organization: Hawaiian Telcom Services Company, Inc.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

214

Total Reports

35.7

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Hawaiian Telcom Services Company, Inc. (AS36149), which manages 6 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 214 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

18 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 18% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 833,710 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.3 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 12 IPs in ASN 36149

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.8 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 32 --

Network Hawaiian Telcom Services Company, Inc. has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 148,365 IPs in US

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.8 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 18 --

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Saturday 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 1

WP Content Scraping 1

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 12:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

757,926 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 31,264 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

148,365 19.6%
02

Brazil BR

111,899 14.8%
03

India IN

87,251 11.5%
04

China CN

46,116 6.1%
05

SC SC

29,253 3.9%
06

Germany DE

18,461 2.4%
07

Netherlands NL

18,032 2.4%
08

Pakistan PK

17,833 2.4%
09

Argentina AR

16,273 2.1%
10

Colombia CO

15,172 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

11 Related IPs

6.9/10 Avg Threat

22% Avg Confidence

7 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Intermediate Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

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

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