Critical Alert
IP 85.11.183.21 is a high-risk address operated by PebbleHost Ltd in the United Kingdom, assessed at a maximum threat level of 10/10 with 94% confidence based on 812 abuse reports submitted over a four-month window between February and May 2026. The overwhelming majority of recent reports classify the activity as general hacking intrusions, supplemented by isolated incidents involving exploited-host behaviour and Internet of Things targeting, indicating this asset functions primarily as an active attack platform.
Detection data from 20 independent automated honeypot sensors documented the majority of incidents, with the IP generating activity at an 8 out of 10 frequency rate across the reported timeframe. The concentration of attacks originating from a United Kingdom-based hosting provider suggests the infrastructure is intentionally provisioned for malicious purposes rather than representing a typical compromised end-user device. The 812 total reports within a compressed four-month period reflects sustained, high-volume aggressive behaviour across multiple threat vectors.
The dominant hacking classification encompasses varied intrusion methodologies including exploitation attempts and unauthorized access probes against exposed services, while the exploit activity pattern suggests the IP participates in delivering or coordinating malware and exploit payloads. The IoT-targeted incidents indicate deliberate scanning or exploitation of weakly secured connected devices, a threat vector particularly dangerous to poorly managed smart infrastructure. This combination of attack types means exposed services face simultaneous risks of credential compromise, vulnerability exploitation, and targeted IoT intrusion.
Site operators should immediately block or heavily rate-limit connections from this address at the network perimeter, implementing defensive tools such as fail2ban or equivalent intrusion-prevention systems to automatically respond to repeated probe patterns. All exposed services should enforce strong authentication, apply security patches on a priority schedule, and employ network segmentation to isolate IoT devices from critical infrastructure. Organizations receiving connections from this IP should consider filing an abuse report with PebbleHost Ltd using the relevant ASN (AS212027) to facilitate takedown of the malicious platform.