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IP 185.242.226.11 is a critical-risk address operated by IP Volume inc (AS202425) that has generated 212 abuse reports from automated honeypot sensors since August 2025, with sustained activity through June 2026, placing it among the most actively malicious US-registered IPs currently circulating in threat-intelligence feeds. The confidence score of 96 percent and threat level of 10/10 indicate overwhelming evidence that this address is persistently engaged in hacking activity, including intrusion attempts and exploitation of vulnerable services across targeted networks.
The 212 total reports collected over approximately eleven months represent a sustained campaign rather than isolated probing, with an activity frequency rating of 8/10 confirming near-continuous engagement against defensive infrastructure. All 20 recent threat-category reports specifically attribute the activity to hacking operations, with every report originating from automated honeypot sensors designed to capture and catalog intrusion techniques. The network is registered to IP Volume inc, a known ASN associated with transient and high-risk infrastructure, and the consistent monthly reporting pattern through mid-2026 demonstrates that this address has remained active despite widespread detection and blacklisting across security communities.
Hacking activity encompasses a broad range of intrusion techniques, including exploitation attempts against vulnerable services, credential-based attacks, and reconnaissance probes designed to identify entry points into target systems. The volume and persistence of reports for IP 185.242.226.11 suggest automated scanning and exploitation tools are being deployed against a wide swath of internet-facing assets, with any unpatched or misconfigured service presenting a potential target. Organizations exposing services to this address face immediate risk of unauthorized access attempts, data exfiltration, or secondary compromise through successfully exploited vulnerabilities.
Network operators should block or heavily rate-limit traffic originating from this address at the perimeter firewall level and monitor inbound connection attempts from the broader AS202425 prefix for related malicious activity. Deploying fail2ban or equivalent intrusion-prevention tools to analyze authentication logs and automatically block repeated connection patterns can disrupt the automated techniques this address employs. Keeping all internet-facing systems current with security patches, enforcing strong authentication mechanisms, and implementing network segmentation to limit lateral movement are essential defensive measures against the exploitation activity this IP represents.
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