Is IP address 81.56.140.160 dangerous?

81.56.140.160 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 81.56.140.160?

IP address 81.56.140.160 is operated by Scaleway SAS (ASN 29447) and is geolocated to IT. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 81.56.140.160?

Blocking 81.56.140.160 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 81.56.140.160?

Our threat assessment for 81.56.140.160 has a confidence score of 35%, based on 2 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

81.56.140.160

IPv4 Public

AS29447

Scaleway SAS

2 Reports

Italy Location

Scaleway SAS ASN 29447

2 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Measured Risk

IP 81.56.140.160 threat rating: 5/10 from 2 observations.

Attention-worthy behavior detected. Confidence: 35%.

More threatening than 46% 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 1 days indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 26. August 2026

Last Activity 27. August 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 29447) with generally good reputation. The ISP Scaleway SAS 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 4/10 Low

Confidence Score 27% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

26. Aug 2026 - 27. Aug 2026

35% Current

Stable Trend

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

Basic Information

IP Address: 81.56.140.160
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: IT
ASN: AS29447
ISP: Scaleway SAS

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 2
First Reported: 27 Aug 2026
Last Reported: 27 Aug 2026, 01:40

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: AS29447

Organization: Scaleway S.a.s.

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

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

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

29.3

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Scaleway S.a.s. (AS29447), which manages 3 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 88 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 3/10.

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

46 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 46% of all IPs in our database.

Below Average Threat

Global Comparison

Compared against 767,809 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 5/10 avg: 5.8 =

Total Reports 2 avg: 9 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 308 IPs in ASN 29447

Threat Level 5/10 network avg: 5.3 =

Total Reports 2 network avg: 1 +

Network Scaleway SAS has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 7,838 IPs in IT

Threat Level 5/10 country avg: 5.3 =

Total Reports 2 country avg: 3 -

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

Peak Day 26 Aug 2026 1 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Wednesday 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 01:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

698,370 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 23,162 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

134,954 19.3%
02

Brazil BR

109,430 15.7%
03

India IN

75,806 10.9%
04

China CN

43,125 6.2%
05

SC SC

29,184 4.2%
06

Netherlands NL

16,474 2.4%
07

Argentina AR

16,068 2.3%
08

Germany DE

15,825 2.3%
09

Pakistan PK

15,214 2.2%
10

Colombia CO

15,077 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

6.6/10 Avg Threat

46% Avg Confidence

8 High Threat

Elevated risk: Multiple 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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