Severe Risk
IP 185.242.226.9 is a high-risk address that security monitoring systems have flagged 419 times for sustained hacking activity, including intrusion attempts, vulnerability exploitation and unauthorized access probes. With a threat level of 10 out of 10 and a 96 percent confidence rating, this IP represents one of the most persistently malicious sources currently in circulation. The dominant threat category across recent reports is hacking, confirming that this address is actively engaged in attempting to compromise target systems rather than generating incidental or accidental traffic.
Automated honeypot sensors across multiple networks recorded all 20 of the most recent threat reports attributed to this IP, with an activity frequency score of 8 out of 10 indicating regular, repeated engagement over an approximately 11-month observation window from August 2025 through June 2026. The geographic origin is the United States, and the IP traces to AS202425, operated by IP Volume inc, a network provider whose infrastructure is frequently associated with aggressive scanning and exploitation campaigns. The consistent volume of reports and the abstract attack-pattern designation of "attack connection" suggest this address is systematically probing and attempting to establish unauthorized sessions with target endpoints at scale.
The hacking classification applied to this IP encompasses a broad range of intrusion tradecraft, from credential guessing and brute-force attempts to probing for known vulnerabilities in exposed services such as SSH, Telnet, FTP or web interfaces. An IP with this threat profile operating at maximum intensity poses a concrete risk to any publicly accessible service that relies on password-based authentication, outdated software or misconfigured access controls. The sustained nature of the activity spanning nearly a year indicates the operators are not performing opportunistic scans but are maintaining persistent presence in scanning databases to maximize exposure to vulnerable targets over time.
Network administrators should treat IP 185.242.226.9 as definitively hostile and block it at the firewall or network edge without deliberation. Implementing automated blocking tools such as fail2ban or equivalent intrusion-prevention systems can dynamically deny repeated connection attempts from this source. Exposed services should enforce strong, unique credentials and disable password-based authentication where possible in favor of key-based or multi-factor authentication. Regular patching and vulnerability scanning of internet-facing systems will further reduce the attack surface this and similar IPs seek to exploit.
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