Extreme Threat
IP 5.182.209.68 is a critical-risk Dutch address with a 10/10 threat rating and 9,225 total abuse reports filed across automated honeypot sensors since November 2025, indicating sustained and aggressive malicious activity originating from infrastructure operated by SpectraIP B.V. in the Netherlands.
Analysis of the detection data reveals this address was flagged 20 times across distinct honeypot sensors with a confidence score of 59%, spanning a five-month reporting window from November 2025 through April 2026. The overwhelming majority of reports categorize the observed activity as Web Application Attack (10 instances) and Hacking attempts (9 instances), with a single Exploited Host report suggesting the IP may itself be a compromised asset pressed into service as an attack platform. Despite the massive report volume, the activity frequency metric sits at 0/10, which may indicate concentrated burst activity rather than continuous probing. The network operator, SpectraIP B.V., manages this address within ASN AS62068, placing the infrastructure in the Netherlands under a Dutch hosting provider's allocation.
Web Application Attack activity encompasses exploitation attempts targeting application-layer vulnerabilities such as injection flaws, authentication bypasses, and other OWASP-class weaknesses commonly leveraged to compromise web-facing services. Combined with general Hacking intrusion activity, this profile suggests the address is actively scanning and attacking internet-facing applications at scale, likely as part of automated attack campaigns attempting to identify and compromise vulnerable targets. The presence of an Exploited Host report raises the additional possibility that this address is itself a victim system being weaponized by threat actors rather than a purely offensive infrastructure node.
Network defenders should immediately block IP 5.182.209.68 at the firewall or network perimeter and implement strict inbound connection filtering for all traffic from this source. Deploying a Web Application Firewall with updated rule sets will provide additional protection against application-layer exploitation attempts. Rate-limiting authentication endpoints and enforcing strong credential policies help mitigate brute-force and credential-based intrusion risks. Automated tooling such as fail2ban can dynamically update firewall rules based on failed authentication patterns. Organizations observing connection attempts from this address should audit their external-facing services for any signs of successful compromise and consider notifying the hosting provider to report the malicious activity observed from their infrastructure.