Is IP address 8.242.212.94 dangerous?

8.242.212.94 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 8.242.212.94?

IP address 8.242.212.94 is operated by Level 3 Parent, LLC (ASN 3549) and is geolocated to CO. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 8.242.212.94?

Blocking 8.242.212.94 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 8.242.212.94?

Our threat assessment for 8.242.212.94 has a confidence score of 33%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

8.242.212.94

IPv4 Public

AS3549

Level 3 Parent, LLC

2 Reports

Colombia Location

Level 3 Parent, LLC ASN 3549

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 8.242.212.94 threat rating: 5/10 from 2 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 33%.

More threatening than 45% 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 2 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 25. August 2026

Last Activity 27. August 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 3549) with generally good reputation. The ISP Level 3 Parent, LLC maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Standard security protocols sufficient. Monitor but no immediate blocking required.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 2/10 Very Low

Confidence Score 27% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

25. Aug 2026 - 27. Aug 2026

33% Current

Stable Trend

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 8.242.212.94
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: CO
ASN: AS3549
ISP: Level 3 Parent, LLC

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: None
PTR Record: No
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 25 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 27 Aug 2026, 08:27

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: AS3549

Organization: Level 3 Parent, LLC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

4.4

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Level 3 Parent, LLC (AS3549), which manages 9 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 40 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 2/10.

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

45 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 45% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 767,531 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 5.8 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 126 IPs in ASN 3549

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.3 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 2 =

Network Level 3 Parent, LLC has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 15,077 IPs in CO

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.1 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 2 =

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

Peak Day 25 Aug 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 2

WP Content Scraping 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

698,127 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 22,739 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

134,882 19.3%
02

Brazil BR

109,417 15.7%
03

India IN

75,795 10.9%
04

China CN

43,111 6.2%
05

SC SC

29,184 4.2%
06

Netherlands NL

16,470 2.4%
07

Argentina AR

16,066 2.3%
08

Germany DE

15,807 2.3%
09

Pakistan PK

15,204 2.2%
10

Colombia CO THIS IP

15,076 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.8/10 Avg Threat

49% Avg Confidence

10 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Measured 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

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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