Critical Threat
IP 176.65.148.215 is a critical-risk address with a threat level of 10/10, associated with sustained hacking activity detected across multiple automated honeypot sensors over a five-month period. The IP has accumulated 525 total abuse reports with a 76% confidence score, placing it among the most actively malicious addresses observed in recent months.
Analysis of the available reporting data reveals that 176.65.148.215, routed through AS51396 under the network operator Pfcloud UG in the Netherlands, was first flagged in August 2025 and remained active through December 2025. All 20 most recent reports attribute the activity specifically to hacking attempts, and detection was confirmed by 20 separate automated honeypot sensors. The high report volume relative to the detection timeframe indicates sustained, deliberate intrusion activity rather than opportunistic scanning. The activity frequency metric of 0/10 suggests these attacks occur sporadically or in bursts, which is consistent with threat actors conducting methodical probing rather than continuous brute-force operations.
The dominant threat category for this IP is general hacking activity, which encompasses unauthorized access attempts, exploitation of vulnerable services, and intrusion operations targeting exposed network endpoints. For site operators running SSH, RDP, web applications, or other internet-facing services, an IP with this profile poses a direct risk of credential compromise, data exfiltration, or further network penetration if initial access is achieved. The sustained nature of the reports confirms this is not incidental scanning but rather persistent targeted activity.
Operators should block 176.65.148.215 at the network perimeter immediately and implement rate-limiting on exposed authentication endpoints to mitigate brute-force attempts. Deploying fail2ban or equivalent log-analysis tools can automatically detect and ban repeated connection patterns associated with this IP's activity. Ensuring all systems are patched, enforcing strong authentication policies, and monitoring logs for originating connections from this address will further reduce exposure. Ongoing traffic analysis for this source IP is recommended to identify any successful breach attempts.
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