Intermediate Threat
Threat level 6/10 for 8.217.172.205 from 3 reports.
Concerning behaviors alongside normal activity. 42% confidence.
More threatening than 67% of monitored IPs
IP Address
8.217.172.205
IPv4
Public
HK
Threat Intelligence Analysis
Automated assessment based on aggregated, anonymized threat data
Moderate Risk
Hong Kong
Location
Alibaba (US) Technology C...
ASN 45102
3
Reports
Honeypot
Data Source
Threat Categories
Bad Web Bot
3
WP Content Scraping
3
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 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.
First Observed
3. November 2026
Last Activity
6. November 2026
Recent (7 days)
3 incidents
Reputable Network
This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 45102) with generally good reputation. The ISP Alibaba (US) Technology Co., Ltd. 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.
Long-term blocking recommended.
Reputation Summary
Threat Level
6/10
Medium
High
Activity Frequency
3/10
Low
Confidence Score
42%
Medium Confidence
Confidence History
3. Nov 2026 - 6. Nov 2026
42%
Current
Stable
Trend
Security Reports (3)
| Date | Categories | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| New | Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
| Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping | Honeypot | 75% |
Technical Details
Basic Information
- IP Address
- 8.217.172.205
- IP Version
- IPv4
- Network Type
- Public
- Tor Network
- No
- Network Class
- Class A
Geolocation
- Country
-
HK
- ASN
- AS45102
- ISP
- Alibaba (US) Technology Co., Ltd.
DNS Information
- Reverse DNS
- None
- PTR Record
- No
- Connection Type
- Static
Statistics
- Total Reports
- 3
- First Reported
- 3 Nov 2026
- Last Reported
- 6 Nov 2026, 06:28
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
AS45102
Alibaba US Technology Co., Ltd.
DE
Network Threat Assessment
1/10
This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.
Network Statistics
4,988
Total IPs Monitored
28,788
Total Reports
5.8
Reports per IP
Network Context
This IP address belongs to Alibaba US Technology Co., Ltd. (AS45102), which manages 4,988 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 28,788 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
67
%
Global Threat Ranking
This IP is more threatening than 67% of all IPs in our database.
Above Average ThreatGlobal Comparison
Compared against 1,328,483 reported IPs worldwide
Threat Level
6/10
avg: 6.0
=
Total Reports
3
avg: 7
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Network Comparison
Compared against 8,198 IPs in ASN 45102
Threat Level
6/10
network avg: 8.2
-
Total Reports
3
network avg: 9
--
Network Alibaba (US) Technology Co., Ltd. has overall threat level 1/10
Geographic Comparison
Compared against 8,017 IPs in HK
Threat Level
6/10
country avg: 7.3
-
Total Reports
3
country avg: 21
--
Activity Trends
Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.
Peak Day
3 Nov 2026
1 reports
Daily Average
0.1
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
3
WP Content Scraping
3
Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.
Hourly Activity
Peak activity at 06:00 with 1 reports
Weekly Activity
Geographic Threat Distribution
1,211,005 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 31,116 Logs
FEED
Top Threat Sources
-
01
Brazil261,167 21.6% -
02
United States207,485 17.1% -
03
India103,526 8.5% -
04
China51,019 4.2% -
05
Argentina42,423 3.5% -
06
SC29,448 2.4% -
07
Mexico27,931 2.3% -
08
Russia27,006 2.2% -
09
Germany24,444 2%
-
10
Colombia24,273 2%
+40 more countries
THREAT LEVEL
LOW
MED
HIGH
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