Substantial Risk
IP address 185.218.138.14 is a moderate-to-high risk address that has been flagged by automated honeypot sensors for conducting reconnaissance activity across a four-month period. With 1382 total reports and a threat level of 7/10, this IP presents a persistent scanning threat that operators should monitor closely.
Analysis of the available intelligence data reveals that 185.218.138.14, registered to network operator Vlad Cojuhari under ASN AS205997 in the United States, generated its first reports in March 2026 and continued activity through June 2026. The activity frequency score of 8/10 indicates sustained, repeated scanning behavior rather than isolated probes. All 20 most recent reports attribute the activity to port scanning behavior specifically targeting Ciscoasa environments, suggesting focused reconnaissance against firewall and security appliance configurations. The 91% confidence score and detection across 20 separate honeypot sensors confirm this is not anomalous or transient traffic but consistent hostile reconnaissance activity.
Port scanning represents the initial phase of a targeted attack sequence, where threat actors systematically probe network perimeters to identify accessible services and potential entry points. The Ciscoasa-specific probes observed from 185.218.138.14 indicate an adversary specifically mapping exposed security device management interfaces. Successful identification of open or misconfigured Ciscoasa services could enable subsequent exploitation attempts, credential attacks, or vulnerability exploitation against those interfaces. The volume and consistency of reports suggest this IP is likely operated as part of an automated scanning infrastructure rather than manual investigation.
Network defenders should treat traffic from 185.218.138.14 as hostile reconnaissance and implement blocking at the network perimeter. Implementing firewall rules to drop traffic from this address, combined with rate-limiting on exposed management interfaces, reduces exposure to probing attempts. Deploying detection tools such as fail2ban to identify and temporarily ban scanning patterns provides automated defensive response. Organizations with Ciscoasa devices should ensure management interfaces are restricted to trusted networks, disable unused services, and monitor logs for the scanning patterns associated with this IP address to catch any subsequent targeted activity.
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