Severe Risk
IP 103.189.4.69 is a critical-risk address originating from Bangladesh that has accumulated 299 abuse reports within a two-month surveillance window, establishing it as an exceptionally active source of intrusion activity. Operating through Red Data Pvt. Limited's autonomous system (AS140228), this IP has earned the maximum threat level of 10/10 with a 94% confidence score, indicating highly reliable attribution of malicious behavior. The activity frequency rating of 8/10 confirms sustained, aggressive probing that demands immediate defensive action.
Detection data from automated honeypot sensors reveals that 103.189.4.69 was first reported in May 2026 and continued generating incidents through June 2026, amassing all 299 reports within that compressed timeframe. The 20 most recent reports consistently categorize the activity as general hacking attempts, encompassing various intrusion techniques and unauthorized access vectors. This concentration of hostile traffic over such a brief period strongly suggests either automated scanning infrastructure or a compromised host being used as an attack platform within the South Asian threat landscape.
Hacking activity of this intensity and persistence represents a concrete threat to any exposed network service, particularly SSH, Telnet, or web-facing applications. The volume of reports indicates systematic vulnerability scanning and repeated exploitation attempts rather than opportunistic probing. Organizations with misconfigured, unpatched, or weakly authenticated services face significant risk of unauthorized access, data exfiltration, or lateral movement if this IP is not blocked at the network perimeter.
Site operators should immediately block 103.189.4.69 at the firewall or edge-router level and implement automated dynamic banning using tools such as fail2ban to respond to repeated intrusion patterns. Authentication hardening—including key-based SSH access, strong password enforcement, and two-factor authentication—substantially reduces the effectiveness of credential-based attacks. Maintaining current patch management and disabling unnecessary services eliminates vectors this threat actor is likely targeting. Comprehensive logging and traffic monitoring enable early detection of any successful reconnaissance or breach attempts originating from this or similar hostile addresses.