Notable Threat
IP address 93.174.93.12, registered to IP Volume inc and operating within AS202425 in the Netherlands, presents a high-risk threat profile with a threat level of 8/10 and a confidence score of 89%. This address has generated 485 total abuse reports from automated honeypot sensors over approximately ten months of observed activity, indicating sustained and persistent hostile behavior rather than isolated probing.
The dominant threat categories reported against 93.174.93.12 are hacking activity and web application attacks, with 20 and 10 reports respectively in the most recent reporting period. Network traffic analysis reveals Suricata alerts flagging application layer protocol mismatches in both directions, alongside multiple instances of stream packets with broken acknowledgments during web application reconnaissance. The activity frequency score of 8/10 underscores the aggressive and continuous nature of these operations, which have been logged consistently from August 2025 through June 2026 across twenty distinct honeypot sensor sources.
Hacking activity in this context refers to intrusion attempts and exploitation probes targeting vulnerable services, while web application attacks specifically leverage weaknesses in web-facing software including but not limited to injection flaws, authentication bypasses, and misconfiguration exploitation. The broken acknowledgment packets detected suggest the address is conducting automated vulnerability scanning and potentially testing network segmentation or firewall rule resilience. An exposed service encountering this traffic faces risk of unauthorized access, data exfiltration, or complete system compromise depending on unpatched vulnerabilities present in the target environment.
Site operators should immediately block IP address 93.174.93.12 at the network perimeter firewall and implement geo-based access restrictions if Netherlands-based traffic is not expected from their infrastructure. Deploying or strengthening a web application firewall will provide critical protection against the observed web app probe patterns. Authentication mechanisms should be hardened through fail2ban or similar tools, including mandatory key-based authentication for any exposed administrative interfaces. Continuous traffic monitoring and prompt patch management for all internet-facing services are essential to mitigate the concrete exploitation risk this address poses.