Critical Threat
IP 62.171.176.188 is a high-risk address with a perfect 10/10 threat rating that has generated over 1,000 abuse reports from automated honeypot sensors since January 2026, indicating sustained, high-volume malicious activity originating from a French network infrastructure operated by Contabo GmbH.
Recorded across a six-month window through June 2026, this address has been flagged with an 8/10 activity frequency and a 90% confidence score across 20 separate honeypot detection points. The dominant threat signatures logged against this IP are classified as Hacking and Exploited Host categories, each contributing equally to the report volume. Suricata intrusion-detection systems have captured alert signatures indicating SMBv1 protocol activity consistent with malware or exploit delivery. The IP routes through AS51167, a network allocation associated with Contabo GmbH, a German hosting provider whose infrastructure appears to be serving as the launch platform for these sustained attacks.
The dual classification of hacking activity alongside exploited host signatures indicates this address is actively engaged in intrusion attempts while simultaneously exhibiting patterns consistent with a compromised system being weaponized without its owner's knowledge. The detected SMBv1 protocol usage is particularly significant, as this legacy protocol has been repeatedly exploited in major outbreak campaigns to achieve lateral movement and remote code execution. The sustained six-month reporting window and the sheer volume of reports strongly suggest this is not isolated probing but rather persistent automated attack infrastructure, likely operating as part of a botnet or credential-harvesting campaign.
Site operators should immediately block or rate-limit connections from 62.171.176.188 at the network perimeter, deploy authentication-hardening measures such as key-based login requirements and account lockout policies on exposed services, and implement monitoring rules to alert on any traffic from this address. Proactive tools such as fail2ban can detect and automatically block brute-force patterns associated with this threat profile. Organizations should also consider notifying the network operator regarding the confirmed malicious activity emanating from their infrastructure.
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