Significant Threat
IP 5.39.101.60 is a high-risk address operating from OVH SAS infrastructure in France, accumulating 556 abuse reports across a three-month window between February and May 2026 and assessed at threat level 8/10 with 90% confidence. This French IP has been flagged almost exclusively for general hacking activity, which encompasses intrusion attempts, vulnerability exploitation, and unauthorized access probes against exposed services.
The volume and consistency of reports paint a clear picture of persistent hostile scanning. All 20 categorized threat reports originated from automated honeypot sensors detecting connection attempts consistent with automated attack tooling. With an activity frequency rated 8/10, the IP demonstrates continuous engagement rather than opportunistic spikes. The AS16276 ASN, operated by OVH SAS, hosts a broad range of services, making this IP's behaviour particularly noteworthy given the high report count relative to the short reporting window.
Hacking activity as documented in these reports represents concrete exploitation-oriented behaviour rather than mere reconnaissance. This classification indicates that the IP has been observed attempting to compromise systems through techniques such as exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities, brute-forcing authentication interfaces, or probing for misconfigured services. For any exposed SSH, RDP, web application, or database port, such activity poses a direct pathway to unauthorized system access, data exfiltration, or pivot attacks against downstream infrastructure.
Site operators should block or heavily rate-limit traffic from this address at the network edge, particularly on internet-facing services with authentication requirements. Implementing fail2ban or similar log-based intrusion prevention tools can automatically ban repeat offenders. Enforcing strong authentication policies, disabling unused services, and maintaining rigorous patch management cycles significantly reduce exposure to the attack patterns this IP represents.