Is IP address 156.238.242.160 dangerous?

Yes, 156.238.242.160 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 5 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 156.238.242.160?

IP address 156.238.242.160 is operated by COGNETCLOUD (ASN 401696) and is geolocated to SC. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 156.238.242.160?

Yes, blocking 156.238.242.160 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 5 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 156.238.242.160?

Our threat assessment for 156.238.242.160 has a confidence score of 55%, based on 5 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

156.238.242.160

IPv4 Public

AS401696

COGNETCLOUD

5 Reports

SC Location

COGNETCLOUD ASN 401696

5 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Substantial Risk

Threat level 8/10 for 156.238.242.160 based on 5 documented incidents.

Consistent suspicious behavior patterns. 55% confidence rating.

More threatening than 77% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 4

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

Configure firewall rules and intrusion detection alerts.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 7/10 High

Confidence Score 32% Medium Confidence

Confidence History

23. Feb 2026

55% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
23. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
23. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
23. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
23. Feb 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 156.238.242.160
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: 5
First Reported: 23 Feb 2026
Last Reported: 23 Feb 2026, 13:28

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

ASN: AS401696

Organization: cognetcloud INC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

3/10

This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.

Network Statistics

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

77 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 77% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 199,360 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 5.3 ++

Total Reports 5 avg: 23 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 46 IPs in ASN 401696

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.0 +

Total Reports 5 network avg: 17 --

Network COGNETCLOUD has overall threat level 3/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 357 IPs in SC

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 7.3 =

Total Reports 5 country avg: 91 --

Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Monday 4 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 4

Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 07:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

187,017 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 18,967 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

38,426 20.5%
02

India IN

28,977 15.5%
03

China CN

26,016 13.9%
04

Brazil BR

10,249 5.5%
05

Germany DE

7,139 3.8%
06

Singapore SG

6,475 3.5%
07

Indonesia ID

5,533 3%
08

Russia RU

4,701 2.5%
09

Pakistan PK

4,647 2.5%
10

Netherlands NL

4,355 2.3%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

IPs from the same Autonomous System (AS) network provider.

20 Related IPs

8.5/10 Avg Threat

77% Avg Confidence

18 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Substantial Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Reputable Network

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Network Reputation

Network Identity

Network Threat Assessment

Network Statistics

Network Context

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

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