Critical Alert
IP 45.198.224.18 is a critical-risk address that has been extensively linked to automated hacking activity, with 2,833 abuse reports logged between May and July 2026, indicating a persistent and aggressive threat to internet-facing infrastructure. Assigned to Vpsvault.host Ltd and operating within AS215925, this US-based IP has generated an exceptionally high volume of detections across 20 automated honeypot sensors, reflecting systematic, repeated intrusion attempts rather than opportunistic scanning. The threat level of 10/10 combined with a confidence score of 94% establishes near-certain malicious intent, making this address unsuitable for any legitimate outbound communication in a defensive context. Activity frequency scored at 8/10 confirms that the malicious behavior continues actively, not merely historically.
The detection data reveals sustained, high-volume hacking activity originating from this address over a three-month observation window. All 2,833 reports consistently cite hacking as the threat category, encompassing automated vulnerability probing, unauthorized access attempts, and exploitation of internet-facing services. The concentration of reports across multiple honeypot sensors suggests the address participates in distributed or systematic attack campaigns, likely coordinated scanning of target networks for exploitable services. The geographic location in the United States and the commercial VPS hosting context (Vpsvault.host Ltd) indicate this is likely a compromised or rented resource deployed specifically for offensive operations, which is consistent with threat actors leveraging cloud infrastructure to mask their true origin while maintaining high-bandwidth, persistent access to targets.
Hacking activity of this intensity and volume poses concrete risks to any exposed service, particularly Secure Shell services, remote administration interfaces, web applications with authentication, and networked devices with default or weak credential configurations. Automated intrusion tools commonly paired with this attack profile attempt rapid credential guessing, known exploit chains, and configuration misconfigurations at scale. Even brief exposure to an IP generating this volume of attacks can result in successful compromise if defensive controls such as multi-factor authentication, account lockout policies, or intrusion detection are absent. The sustained frequency indicates persistent retry attempts, meaning defenders cannot rely on temporary exposure being harmless.
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