Extreme Threat
IP 181.214.48.225 is a high-risk address operating from Brazilian network infrastructure under AS210356 (BattleHost), assessed at a critical threat level of 10/10 based on 302 total abuse reports from automated honeypot sensors, with the dominant threat category being general hacking activity including intrusion attempts and exploitation attempts.
Analysis of the submitted report data reveals that this IP generated consistent detections across 20 automated honeypot sensors over approximately two months, with first reports appearing in April 2026 and the most recent activity logged in May 2026, yielding a confidence score of 80 percent. The attack-pattern telemetry includes Suricata stream-level anomalies characterized by spurious retransmissions, which indicate active manipulation of TCP connection states. Despite a high cumulative report volume, the activity frequency metric registers at zero out of ten, suggesting that while the IP has demonstrated persistent malicious behavior historically, its current rate of engagement may have decreased since the reporting window closed.
The hacking classification encompasses a broad spectrum of unauthorized access attempts, vulnerability exploitation and intrusion activity that pose concrete risks to any exposed service. Stream spurious retransmission patterns are particularly significant because they demonstrate the IP is actively probing network session handling logic, potentially in preparation for more sophisticated man-in-the-middle or session hijacking operations. An address with this reputation operating against honeypot infrastructure indicates automated scanning and exploitation tooling, meaning any exposed service on common attack vectors could receive persistent probing until successfully compromised or blocked.
Network defenders should immediately block or rate-limit this IP at the firewall or network edge device, implementing strict inbound connection policies based on geographic origin if Brazilian traffic is not expected. Deploying or configuring fail2ban or equivalent authentication hardening tools to automatically ban repeated login failures across SSH and other remote access services will reduce exposure to credential-guessing campaigns. Maintaining current system patches and employing intrusion detection monitoring will help identify any successful exploitation attempts. Additionally, reviewing honeypot sensor logs for this IP's specific attack sequences can yield indicators useful for fine-tuning local detection rules and blocking future related activity.