Is IP address 162.243.147.237 dangerous?

Yes, 162.243.147.237 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 56 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 162.243.147.237?

IP address 162.243.147.237 is operated by DigitalOcean, LLC (ASN 14061) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 162.243.147.237?

Yes, blocking 162.243.147.237 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 56 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 162.243.147.237?

Our threat assessment for 162.243.147.237 has a confidence score of 100%, based on 56 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

162.243.147.237

IPv4 Public

AS14061

DigitalOcean, LLC

56 Reports

United States Location

DigitalOcean, LLC ASN 14061

56 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Extreme Threat

IP 162.243.147.237 classified at threat level 10/10 with 56 documented attacks.

Advanced threat indicators confirmed with 100% certainty.

More threatening than 100% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 28

Brute-Force 3

Exploited Host 2

Hacking 2

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.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 4 weeks indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 29. June 2026

Last Activity 28. July 2026

Recent (7 days) 3 incidents

Cloud Infrastructure

This IP operates from DigitalOcean cloud infrastructure. Cloud-hosted threats can be provisioned and abandoned quickly, affecting attribution.

Cloud-hosted malicious activity often indicates automated or scalable attack infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

Proactive blocking essential. Significant operational risk detected.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 6/10 Moderate

Confidence Score 100% Verified

Confidence History

10. Jun 2026 - 28. Jul 2026

100% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
28. Jul 2026 New	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
28. Jul 2026 New	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
28. Jul 2026 New	Brute-Force SSH	Honeypot	75%
11. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
9. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
9. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
6. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
6. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
4. Jul 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
4. Jul 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
4. Jul 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
4. Jul 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
3. Jul 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
29. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
27. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
26. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
23. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
23. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
23. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
21. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
20. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
18. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot x4	75%
17. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
15. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
14. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
14. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
12. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
11. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
11. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
10. Jun 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 162.243.147.237
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS14061
ISP: DigitalOcean, LLC

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: None
PTR Record: No
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 56
First Reported: 15 May 2026
Last Reported: 28 Jul 2026, 07:49

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: AS14061

Organization: DigitalOcean, LLC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

10,971

Total IPs Monitored

417,845

Total Reports

38.1

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to DigitalOcean, LLC (AS14061), which manages 10,971 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 417,845 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 4/10.

Network notice: This network shows some suspicious activity patterns. Monitor interactions with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

100 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 100% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 294,988 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 6.0 ++

Total Reports 56 avg: 18 ++

Network Comparison

Compared against 15,815 IPs in ASN 14061

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 5.3 ++

Total Reports 56 network avg: 33 ++

Network DigitalOcean, LLC has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 62,227 IPs in US

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 6.4 ++

Total Reports 56 country avg: 31 ++

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

Peak Day 4 Jul 2026 4 reports

Daily Average 0.5 reports/day

Most Active Monday 13 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 51

Hacking 8

Exploited Host 5

Brute-Force 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 11:00 with 9 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

276,778 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 16,247 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

62,227 22.5%
02

India IN

45,972 16.6%
03

China CN

34,343 12.4%
04

Brazil BR

14,805 5.3%
05

Germany DE

9,935 3.6%
06

Singapore SG

7,983 2.9%
07

Indonesia ID

7,943 2.9%
08

Pakistan PK

7,887 2.8%
09

Russia RU

6,208 2.2%
10

Netherlands NL

5,970 2.2%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

8.6/10 Avg Threat

100% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Extreme Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

Cloud Infrastructure

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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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