Is IP address 20.153.204.5 dangerous?

Yes, 20.153.204.5 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 10/10. It has been reported 21 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 20.153.204.5?

IP address 20.153.204.5 is operated by Microsoft Corporation (ASN 8069) and is geolocated to JP. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 20.153.204.5?

Yes, blocking 20.153.204.5 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 10/10 and 21 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 20.153.204.5?

Our threat assessment for 20.153.204.5 has a confidence score of 100%, based on 21 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

20.153.204.5

IPv4 Public

AS8069

Microsoft Corporation

21 Reports

JP Location

Microsoft Corporation ASN 8069

21 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Critical Alert

Security alert: 20.153.204.5 rated 10/10 based on 21 verified incidents.

Threat profile indicates sustained malicious activity with 100% confidence rating.

More threatening than 100% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 20

Hacking 6

Exploited Host 3

Technical Details

SSH attacks attempt to gain server access through password guessing or exploitation of SSH vulnerabilities.

Recommended Mitigations

Use key-based authentication, change default ports, implement fail2ban, and disable root login.

Behavioral Analysis

Activity Pattern: Recent Spike

Significant activity increase over past 7 days indicates renewed threat actor interest or system compromise.

First Observed 30. April 2026

Last Activity 24. May 2026

Recent (7 days) 7 incidents

Cloud Infrastructure

This IP operates from Microsoft Azure 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

Implement immediate countermeasures. Well-resourced threat actor identified.

Immediate monitoring recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 10/10 Critical

Critical

Activity Frequency 8/10 High

Confidence Score 100% Verified

Confidence History

22. Mar 2026 - 24. May 2026

100% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
24. May 2026 New	SSH	Honeypot	75%
24. May 2026 New	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
24. May 2026 New	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
24. May 2026	SSH Hacking	Honeypot x2	75%
24. May 2026	Exploited Host	Honeypot	75%
24. May 2026	Hacking SSH	Honeypot x2	75%
21. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
16. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
30. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
24. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
20. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
15. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
14. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
14. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
9. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
7. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
24. Mar 2026	SSH Hacking Exploited Host	Honeypot x3	75%
24. Mar 2026	Hacking SSH Exploited Host	Honeypot x3	75%
22. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
22. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
22. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 20.153.204.5
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class A

Geolocation

Country: JP
ASN: AS8069
ISP: Microsoft Corporation

DNS Information

Reverse DNS: None
PTR Record: No
Connection Type: Static

Statistics

Total Reports: 21
First Reported: 22 Mar 2026
Last Reported: 24 May 2026, 16:46

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: AS8069

Organization: Microsoft Corporation

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

4/10

This network has low threat indicators with minimal suspicious activity.

Network Statistics

Total IPs Monitored

Total Reports

9.5

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to Microsoft Corporation (AS8069), which manages 2 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 19 have been reported for suspicious activities, resulting in a network-wide threat level of 4/10.

ℹ️ Network Notice: This network shows some suspicious activity patterns. Monitor interactions with IPs from this ASN.

Comparative Analysis

How this IP compares to others in our threat intelligence database

100 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 100% of all IPs in our database.

Top 10% Most Dangerous

Global Comparison

Compared against 154,349 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 10/10 avg: 4.8 ++

Total Reports 21 avg: 28 -

Network Comparison

Compared against 2 IPs in ASN 8069

Threat Level 10/10 network avg: 8.5 +

Total Reports 21 network avg: 11 ++

Network Microsoft Corporation has overall threat level 4/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 2,297 IPs in JP

Threat Level 10/10 country avg: 6.1 ++

Total Reports 21 country avg: 12 ++

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

Peak Day 24 May 2026 6 reports

Daily Average 0.3 reports/day

Most Active Sunday 9 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

SSH 20

Hacking 6

Exploited Host 3

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 16:00 with 4 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

145,767 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 18,538 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

32,853 22.5%
02

China CN

23,525 16.1%
03

India IN

15,871 10.9%
04

Brazil BR

7,074 4.9%
05

Germany DE

6,157 4.2%
06

Singapore SG

5,769 4%
07

Indonesia ID

4,042 2.8%
08

Netherlands NL

3,769 2.6%
09

Russia RU

3,709 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.

1 Related IPs

7/10 Avg Threat

5% Avg Confidence

1 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Confidence 5%

Reports 1

Location

IPs from the same country with similar threat profiles.

15 Related IPs

9.9/10 Avg Threat

99% Avg Confidence

15 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Critical Alert

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

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

JSON Report

Firewall Rules

iptables / netfilter

UFW (Ubuntu)

Windows Firewall

Cloudflare

nginx

Apache .htaccess

PDF Report

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