Is IP address 80.40.159.180 dangerous?

80.40.159.180 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 80.40.159.180?

IP address 80.40.159.180 is operated by TalkTalk (ASN 13285) and is geolocated to GB. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 80.40.159.180?

Blocking 80.40.159.180 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 80.40.159.180?

Our threat assessment for 80.40.159.180 has a confidence score of 23%, based on 1 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

80.40.159.180

IPv4 Public

AS13285

TalkTalk

1 Reports

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United Kingdom Location

TalkTalk ASN 13285

1 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Cautionary Risk

IP 80.40.159.180 rated 5/10 from 1 security events.

Mixed behavior profile detected. Confidence: 23%.

More threatening than 24% 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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over less than a day indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 30. October 2026

Last Activity 30. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 1 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 13285, operated by TalkTalk) 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 5/10 Medium

Medium

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 23% Low Confidence

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
30. Oct 2026	Bad Web Bot WP Content Scraping	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 80.40.159.180
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: GB
ASN: AS13285
ISP: TalkTalk

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: host-80-40-159-180.as13285.net
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 1
First Reported: 30 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 30 Oct 2026, 10:51

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: AS13285

Organization: TalkTalk

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

157

Total Reports

13.1

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to TalkTalk (AS13285), which manages 12 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 157 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

24 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 24% of all IPs in our database.

Low Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,313,798 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 6.0 -

Total Reports 1 avg: 7 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 230 IPs in ASN 13285

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 6.1 -

Total Reports 1 network avg: 2 --

Network TalkTalk has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 19,946 IPs in GB

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 6.5 -

Total Reports 1 country avg: 12 --

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

Peak Day 30 Oct 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Friday 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 10:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,197,244 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 25,285 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

260,694 21.8%
02

United States US

203,887 17%
03

India IN

103,077 8.6%
04

China CN

50,265 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

42,334 3.5%
06

SC SC

29,425 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,810 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,829 2.2%
09

Colombia CO

24,239 2%
10

Germany DE

23,718 2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

7.8/10 Avg Threat

35% Avg Confidence

14 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

Top Threat Sources

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Firewall Rules

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Windows Firewall

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Apache .htaccess

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