Is IP address 81.240.173.247 dangerous?

Yes, 81.240.173.247 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 7/10. It has been reported 10 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 81.240.173.247?

IP address 81.240.173.247 is operated by Proximus NV (ASN 5432) and is geolocated to BE. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 81.240.173.247?

Yes, blocking 81.240.173.247 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 7/10 and 10 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 81.240.173.247?

Our threat assessment for 81.240.173.247 has a confidence score of 76%, based on 10 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

81.240.173.247

IPv4 Public

AS5432

Proximus NV

10 Reports

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Belgium Location

Proximus NV ASN 5432

10 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 81.240.173.247 identified as significant threat (7/10) from 10 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 76%.

More threatening than 88% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Fraud VoIP 10

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: Recent Spike

Significant activity increase over past 7 days indicates renewed threat actor interest or system compromise.

First Observed 24. October 2026

Last Activity 27. October 2026

Recent (7 days) 10 incidents

Moderate Network Risk

The network hosting this IP (ASN 5432, operated by Proximus NV) shows moderate threat indicators. Some concerning activity has been detected from neighboring addresses.

Consider the network context when assessing this individual IP.

Security Recommendations

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Immediate monitoring recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 7/10 High

High

Activity Frequency 5/10 Moderate

Confidence Score 76% Verified

Confidence History

24. Oct 2026 - 27. Oct 2026

76% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
27. Oct 2026 New	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
26. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
26. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
26. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
26. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
26. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
26. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
25. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
24. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%
24. Oct 2026	Fraud VoIP	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 81.240.173.247
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: BE
ASN: AS5432
ISP: Proximus NV

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 247.173-240-81.adsl-dyn.isp.belgacom.be
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 10
First Reported: 27 Oct 2026
Last Reported: 27 Oct 2026, 16:28

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

ASN: AS5432

Organization: Proximus NV

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

1.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Proximus NV (AS5432), which manages 9 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 12 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

88 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 88% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 1,287,851 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 7/10 avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 10 avg: 7 +

Network Comparison

Compared against 1,838 IPs in ASN 5432

Threat Level 7/10 network avg: 5.1 +

Total Reports 10 network avg: 1 ++

Network Proximus NV has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 13,792 IPs in BE

Threat Level 7/10 country avg: 6.4 =

Total Reports 10 country avg: 5 ++

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

Peak Day 26 Oct 2026 6 reports

Daily Average 0.3 reports/day

Most Active Monday 6 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 10

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 19:00 with 3 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

1,174,019 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 30,445 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

Brazil BR

258,413 22%
02

United States US

198,900 16.9%
03

India IN

102,349 8.7%
04

China CN

49,508 4.2%
05

Argentina AR

41,909 3.6%
06

SC SC

29,409 2.5%
07

Mexico MX

27,381 2.3%
08

Russia RU

26,430 2.3%
09

Colombia CO

24,008 2%
10

Germany DE

22,690 1.9%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.4/10 Avg Threat

35% Avg Confidence

4 High Threat

Significant Threat

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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