Critical Alert
Security alert: 156.225.18.240 rated 10/10 based on 89 verified incidents.
Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 77% confidence rating.
More threatening than 94% of monitored IPs
IP Address
156.225.18.240
IPv4
Public
SC
Threat Intelligence Analysis
Automated assessment based on aggregated, anonymized threat data
Top 10% High Threat
SC
Location
COGNETCLOUD
ASN 401696
89
Reports
Honeypot
Data Source
Threat Categories
SSH
28
Hacking
4
Exploited Host
2
Technical Details
SSH attacks attempt to gain server access through password guessing or exploitation of SSH vulnerabilities.
Recommended Mitigations
Use key-based authentication, change default ports, implement fail2ban, and disable root login.
Reputable Network
This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 401696) with generally good reputation. The ISP COGNETCLOUD maintains standard security practices.
The malicious activity may represent an isolated compromised system rather than systematic abuse.
Security Recommendations
Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.
Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.
Reputation Summary
Threat Level
10/10
Critical
Critical
Activity Frequency
0/10
Inactive
Confidence Score
71%
High Confidence
Confidence History
6. Mar 2026 - 18. Apr 2026
77%
Current
Stable
Trend
Security Reports (30)
| Date | Categories | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Hacking SSH | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| Exploited Host | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Hacking SSH | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH | Honeypot | 75% | |
| SSH Hacking | Honeypot x2 | 75% | |
| Exploited Host | Honeypot | 75% | |
| Hacking SSH | Honeypot x2 | 75% |
Technical Details
Basic Information
- IP Address
- 156.225.18.240
- IP Version
- IPv4
- Network Type
- Public
- Tor Network
- No
- Network Class
- Class B
Geolocation
- Country
-
SC
- ASN
- AS401696
- ISP
- COGNETCLOUD
DNS Information
- Reverse DNS
- None
- PTR Record
- No
- Connection Type
- Static
Statistics
- Total Reports
- 89
- First Reported
- 20 Feb 2026
- Last Reported
- 18 Apr 2026, 21:48
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
AS401696
cognetcloud INC
HK
Network Threat Assessment
3/10
This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.
Network Statistics
40
Total IPs Monitored
865
Total Reports
21.6
Reports per IP
Network Context
This IP address belongs to cognetcloud INC (AS401696), which manages 40 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 865 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
94
%
Global Threat Ranking
This IP is more threatening than 94% of all IPs in our database.
Top 10% Most DangerousGlobal Comparison
Compared against 199,335 reported IPs worldwide
Threat Level
10/10
avg: 5.3
++
Total Reports
89
avg: 23
++
Network Comparison
Compared against 46 IPs in ASN 401696
Threat Level
10/10
network avg: 6.0
++
Total Reports
89
network avg: 17
++
Network COGNETCLOUD has overall threat level 3/10
Geographic Comparison
Compared against 357 IPs in SC
Threat Level
10/10
country avg: 7.3
+
Total Reports
89
country avg: 91
=
Activity Trends
Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.
Peak Day
0 reports
Daily Average
0
reports/day
Most Active
Thursday
16 reports
Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.
Initial Threat
6/10
Current Threat
6/10
Distribution of threat categories reported over time.
Top Threat Categories
SSH
87
Hacking
4
Exploited Host
2
Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.
Hourly Activity
Peak activity at 21:00 with 7 reports
Weekly Activity
Geographic Threat Distribution
187,017 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 18,967 Logs
FEED
Top Threat Sources
-
01
United States38,426 20.5% -
02
India28,977 15.5% -
03
China26,016 13.9% -
04
Brazil10,249 5.5% -
05
Germany7,139 3.8% -
06
Singapore6,475 3.5% -
07
Indonesia5,533 3% -
08
Russia4,701 2.5% -
09
Pakistan4,647 2.5% -
10
Netherlands4,355 2.3%
+40 more countries
THREAT LEVEL
LOW
MED
HIGH
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