Is IP address 34.74.242.206 dangerous?

Yes, 34.74.242.206 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 34 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 34.74.242.206?

IP address 34.74.242.206 is operated by GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM (ASN 396982) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 34.74.242.206?

Yes, blocking 34.74.242.206 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 34 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 34.74.242.206?

Our threat assessment for 34.74.242.206 has a confidence score of 36%, based on 34 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

34.74.242.206

IPv4 Public

AS396982

GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM

34 Reports

US Location

GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM ASN 396982

34 Reports

Community Data Source

Elevated Risk

Elevated threat level 8/10 for IP 34.74.242.206 from 34 reported incidents.

Behavioral profile indicates cyber threat activity with 36% confidence.

More threatening than 75% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 10

WP Config Exposure 10

DDoS Attack 5

WP Cron Abuse 5

Technical Details

General hacking activity includes various intrusion attempts, exploitation of vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access attempts.

Recommended Mitigations

Keep systems patched, implement intrusion detection, and follow security best practices.

Cloud Infrastructure

This IP operates from Google Cloud Platform cloud infrastructure. Cloud-hosted threats can be provisioned and abandoned quickly, affecting attribution.

Cloud-hosted malicious activity often indicates automated or scalable attack infrastructure.

Security Recommendations

Enhanced monitoring recommended. Review logs for interactions with this IP.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 7% Low Confidence

Confidence History

28. Jan 2026 - 22. Feb 2026

36% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
22. Feb 2026	Hacking WP Config Exposure	Community x4	75%
15. Feb 2026	Hacking WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
15. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack Hacking +1	Community x4	75%
2. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack Hacking +1	Community x5	75%
2. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack Hacking +1	Community x2	75%
2. Feb 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack Hacking +1	Community x2	75%
2. Feb 2026	Hacking WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
2. Feb 2026	Hacking WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
28. Jan 2026	Hacking WP Config Exposure	Community	75%
28. Jan 2026	WP Cron Abuse DDoS Attack Hacking +1	Community x2	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 34.74.242.206
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS396982
ISP: GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 206.242.74.34.bc.googleusercontent.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 34
First Reported: 28 Jan 2026
Last Reported: 22 Feb 2026, 23:19

Network Reputation

Analysis of the entire network (ASN) that this IP address belongs to, providing context about the hosting provider and network-wide threat patterns.

Network Identity

ASN: AS396982

Organization: Google LLC

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

2/10

This network appears to be relatively clean with very low threat indicators.

Network Statistics

4,147

Total IPs Monitored

193,206

Total Reports

46.6

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Google LLC (AS396982), which manages 4,147 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 193,206 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 2/10.

Network status: This network appears to be well-maintained with low threat indicators.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

75 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 75% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 199,472 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 5.3 ++

Total Reports 34 avg: 23 +

Network Comparison

Compared against 6,024 IPs in ASN 396982

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 6.9 +

Total Reports 34 network avg: 36 =

Network GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM has overall threat level 2/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 38,446 IPs in US

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 5.9 +

Total Reports 34 country avg: 41 -

Daily report activity over the last 30 days showing patterns and peaks.

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Monday 5 reports

Evolution of threat level over time based on reported categories and frequency.

Initial Threat 6/10

Current Threat 6/10

Distribution of threat categories reported over time.

Top Threat Categories

Hacking 10

WP Config Exposure 10

WP Cron Abuse 5

DDoS Attack 5

Activity patterns showing when this IP is most active during the day and week.

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 15:00 with 2 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

187,140 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 19,043 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

38,446 20.5%
02

India IN

29,023 15.5%
03

China CN

26,021 13.9%
04

Brazil BR

10,256 5.5%
05

Germany DE

7,142 3.8%
06

Singapore SG

6,476 3.5%
07

Indonesia ID

5,539 3%
08

Russia RU

4,703 2.5%
09

Pakistan PK

4,654 2.5%
10

Netherlands NL

4,356 2.3%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

IPs from the same Autonomous System (AS) network provider.

20 Related IPs

9/10 Avg Threat

97% Avg Confidence

18 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Elevated Risk

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Cloud Infrastructure

Security Recommendations

Basic Information

Geolocation

DNS Information

Statistics

Network Reputation

Network Identity

Network Threat Assessment

Network Statistics

Network Context

Global Threat Ranking

Top Threat Categories

Hourly Activity

Weekly Activity

FEED

Top Threat Sources

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