Significant Threat
IP 208.3.195.65 is a high-risk address assessed at 8/10 threat level, linked primarily to VoIP fraud activity and representing a US-based network node with a substantial abuse history. Automated honeypot sensors and community reports recorded 1,337 total incident reports spanning from January 2026 through April 2026, indicating a concentrated burst of malicious activity followed by apparent cessation.
The evidence base for this assessment draws from 20 distinct automated honeypot sources that collectively flagged the IP across two dominant threat categories: Fraud VoIP accounting for 14 recent reports and Exploited Host contributing 6 additional reports. The network is registered to AS18632 under operator VOLCANO-VISION, situated within United States infrastructure. Despite the elevated total report volume, the activity frequency metric stands at 0/10, suggesting the malicious behavior pattern has subsided in the most recent detection windows. The 70% confidence score reflects reasonable certainty given the multiple independent detection sources and consistent threat categorization, though some uncertainty remains regarding the current operational status of this address.
Fraud VoIP exploitation involves manipulation of voice-over-internet-protocol systems to route unauthorized calls, frequently targeting premium-rate or international number ranges for direct financial extraction. The concurrent presence of Exploited Host signatures indicates this IP may simultaneously function as a compromised platform being weaponized by threat actors for outbound call fraud or as part of a broader telephony attack infrastructure. Real-world risk manifests through unauthorized charges accruing to victim organizations, potential involvement in larger telephony fraud schemes, and the broader threat of a compromised system serving as an anonymized attack pivot.
Defensive recommendations include implementing call authentication protocols such as STIR/SHAKEN frameworks to validate VoIP call origins, enforcing strict controls on premium-rate and international dialing, and monitoring call pattern anomalies that may indicate exploitation. Network operators should consider blocking this IP at the firewall level given the confirmed abuse history. Organizations running publicly accessible SSH or authentication services should ensure fail2ban or equivalent rate-limiting tools are active to mitigate credential-based attack vectors. If this IP has contacted your infrastructure, verify no unauthorized VoIP routing has occurred and consider notifying the hosting provider to report the confirmed compromise indicators.