Is IP address 173.255.204.123 dangerous?

Yes, 173.255.204.123 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 39 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 173.255.204.123?

IP address 173.255.204.123 is operated by Akamai Connected Cloud (ASN 63949) and is geolocated to US. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 173.255.204.123?

Yes, blocking 173.255.204.123 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 39 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 173.255.204.123?

Our threat assessment for 173.255.204.123 has a confidence score of 40%, based on 39 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

173.255.204.123

IPv4 Public

AS63949

Akamai Connected Cloud

39 Reports

US Location

Akamai Connected Cloud ASN 63949

39 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Extreme Threat

IP 173.255.204.123 classified at threat level 10/10 with 39 documented attacks.

Advanced threat indicators confirmed with 40% certainty.

More threatening than 82% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

Hacking 2

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.

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 63949) with generally good reputation. The ISP Akamai Connected Cloud maintains standard security practices.

The malicious activity may represent an isolated compromised system rather than systematic abuse.

Security Recommendations

Proactive blocking essential. Significant operational risk detected.

Continue monitoring for emerging patterns.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 25% Low Confidence

Confidence History

9. Feb 2026

40% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
9. Feb 2026	Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
9. Feb 2026	Hacking	Honeypot x37	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 173.255.204.123
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class B

Geolocation

Country: US
ASN: AS63949
ISP: Akamai Connected Cloud

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: 173-255-204-123.ip.linodeusercontent.com
PTR Record: Yes
Connection Type: Dynamic

Statistics

Total Reports: 39
First Reported: 9 Feb 2026
Last Reported: 9 Feb 2026, 15:01

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: AS63949

Organization: Akamai Connected Cloud

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

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

Network Statistics

652

Total IPs Monitored

15,636

Total Reports

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Akamai Connected Cloud (AS63949), which manages 652 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 15,636 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 1/10.

✅ 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

82 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 82% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 154,215 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 4.8 ++

Total Reports 39 avg: 28 +

Network Comparison

Compared against 884 IPs in ASN 63949

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 5.1 ++

Total Reports 39 network avg: 14 ++

Network Akamai Connected Cloud has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 32,815 IPs in US

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 5.5 ++

Total Reports 39 country avg: 45 =

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

Peak Day 0 reports

Daily Average 0 reports/day

Most Active Monday 2 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 2

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 14:00 with 1 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

145,633 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 18,501 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US THIS IP

32,814 22.5%
02

China CN

23,520 16.2%
03

India IN

15,841 10.9%
04

Brazil BR

7,062 4.8%
05

Germany DE

6,147 4.2%
06

Singapore SG

5,768 4%
07

Indonesia ID

4,039 2.8%
08

Netherlands NL

3,765 2.6%
09

Russia RU

3,708 2.5%
10

United Kingdom GB

3,679 2.5%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.5/10 Avg Threat

95% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Extreme Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Reputable Network

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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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