Elevated Risk
IP address 77.83.240.70 presents a severe and highly active threat with a threat level of 8/10 and an activity frequency rated 8/10. In total, 34,365 reports have been collected from 20 automated honeypot sources, indicating sustained, automated attack behavior. The dominant threat categories are evenly distributed across hacking, exploited host activity, IoT targeting, and web application attacks, with 17 reports each. Supporting activity includes email spam, VoIP fraud, SSH brute-force attempts, and port scanning. The IP has been reported from August 2025 through May 2026, reflecting persistent engagement over an extended period. The confidence score of 69% suggests strong but not absolute certainty that all observed behavior originates from a single compromised platform.
This level of multi-vector activity is significant because it indicates the IP is likely part of a botnet or a heavily compromised server being used as a multi-purpose attack platform. The combination of IoT targeting, web application probing, and credential attacks means the operator behind this IP is simultaneously attempting to compromise edge devices, exploit web services, and conduct fraud. For organizations running web applications, IoT devices, or VoIP infrastructure, this IP represents a cross-vector risk that could lead to data breaches, service disruption, or financial fraud if not blocked proactively.
Site operators should implement blocklisting of this IP at the network perimeter firewall or intrusion prevention system to immediately cease all incoming malicious traffic. Given the IoT and ICS targeting patterns observed, organizations should audit IoT device segmentation and ensure that default credentials, UPnP, and unnecessary services are disabled on networked devices. Finally, monitor for Redis exposure and SSH brute-force patterns in internal logs, as these are common entry vectors linked to the attack patterns associated with this IP, and apply rate limiting on authentication endpoints to reduce the effectiveness of credential-stuffing attempts.