Is IP address 222.71.255.242 dangerous?

Yes, 222.71.255.242 is considered dangerous with a threat level of 8/10. It has been reported 10 times for malicious activities including . We recommend blocking this IP address.

Who owns or operates IP address 222.71.255.242?

IP address 222.71.255.242 is operated by China Telecom Group (ASN 4812) and is geolocated to CN. This information is derived from public WHOIS and geolocation databases.

Should I block IP address 222.71.255.242?

Yes, blocking 222.71.255.242 is strongly recommended. With a threat level of 8/10 and 10 security reports, this IP poses significant risk. Implement firewall rules to block incoming and outgoing traffic.

How accurate is this threat assessment for 222.71.255.242?

Our threat assessment for 222.71.255.242 has a confidence score of 83%, based on 10 independent reports from multiple independent sources. Higher confidence scores indicate more reliable assessments.

IP Address

222.71.255.242

IPv4 Public

AS4812

China Telecom Group

10 Reports

CN Location

China Telecom Group ASN 4812

10 Reports

Honeypot Data Source

Significant Threat

IP 222.71.255.242 identified as significant threat (8/10) from 10 events.

Multiple malicious indicators detected. Confidence level: 83%.

More threatening than 77% of monitored IPs

Threat Categories

SSH 10

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: Consistent Activity

Steady malicious activity over 1 week indicates persistent threat actor operations.

First Observed 29. April 2026

Last Activity 12. May 2026

Recent (7 days) 0 incidents

Reputable Network

This IP is hosted on a network (ASN 4812) with generally good reputation. The ISP China Telecom Group maintains standard security practices.

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

Security Recommendations

Implement rate limiting or temporary blocking measures.

Long-term blocking recommended.

Reputation Summary

Threat Level 8/10 High

Critical

Activity Frequency 0/10 Inactive

Confidence Score 81% Verified

Confidence History

31. Jan 2026 - 12. May 2026

83% Current

Stable Trend

Date	Categories	Source	Confidence
12. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
1. May 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
29. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
29. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
12. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
2. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
2. Apr 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
21. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
10. Mar 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%
31. Jan 2026	SSH	Honeypot	75%

Basic Information

IP Address: 222.71.255.242
IP Version: IPv4
Network Type: Public
Tor Network: No
Network Class: Class C

Geolocation

Country: CN
ASN: AS4812
ISP: China Telecom Group

DNS Information

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

Statistics

Total Reports: 10
First Reported: 31 Jan 2026
Last Reported: 12 May 2026, 04:57

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: AS4812

Organization: China Telecom Group

Country:

Network Threat Assessment

1/10

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

Network Statistics

309

Total IPs Monitored

14,492

Total Reports

46.9

Reports per IP

Network Context

This IP address belongs to China Telecom Group (AS4812), which manages 309 IP addresses in our monitoring system. Out of these, 14,492 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

77 %

Global Threat Ranking

This IP is more threatening than 77% of all IPs in our database.

High Threat Percentile

Global Comparison

Compared against 153,850 reported IPs worldwide

Threat Level 8/10 avg: 4.8 ++

Total Reports 10 avg: 28 --

Network Comparison

Compared against 337 IPs in ASN 4812

Threat Level 8/10 network avg: 4.3 ++

Total Reports 10 network avg: 42 --

Network China Telecom Group has overall threat level 1/10

Geographic Comparison

Compared against 23,511 IPs in CN

Threat Level 8/10 country avg: 3.1 ++

Total Reports 10 country avg: 6 ++

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

Peak Day 29 Apr 2026 2 reports

Daily Average 0.1 reports/day

Most Active Tuesday 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

SSH 10

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

Hourly Activity

Peak activity at 05:00 with 3 reports

Weekly Activity

Geographic Threat Distribution

145,363 threat incidents tracked globally • Last 24h: 19,391 Logs

FEED

Top Threat Sources

01

United States US

32,793 22.6%
02

China CN THIS IP

23,511 16.2%
03

India IN

15,734 10.8%
04

Brazil BR

7,030 4.8%
05

Germany DE

6,143 4.2%
06

Singapore SG

5,764 4%
07

Indonesia ID

4,031 2.8%
08

Netherlands NL

3,758 2.6%
09

Russia RU

3,704 2.5%
10

United Kingdom GB

3,678 2.5%

+40 more countries

THREAT LEVEL

LOW MED HIGH

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

20 Related IPs

9.3/10 Avg Threat

89% Avg Confidence

20 High Threat

High-risk network: Majority of related IPs are flagged

Significant Threat

Threat Categories

Technical Details

Recommended Mitigations

Behavioral Analysis

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

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