Significant Threat
IP 5.39.101.60 is a high-risk address linked to sustained hacking activity, with 1489 confirmed abuse reports from automated honeypot sensors spanning February to July 2026. Operating from OVH SAS infrastructure in France under ASN AS16276, this IP carries an 8/10 threat level and a 93% confidence rating, placing it among the most reliably flagged sources of malicious traffic in recent community telemetry. The dominant threat category is general hacking activity, accounting for 19 of the 20 most recent reports alongside a single VoIP fraud indicator.
The volume and consistency of reports from 20 independent automated honeypot sensors over a six-month window is notable, reflecting persistent rather than opportunistic scanning behavior. The network operator, OVH SAS, is one of the largest hosting providers in Europe, and its IP ranges are frequently scanned and targeted due to the broad attack surface they present. The activity frequency score of 8/10 confirms that whatever probing or exploitation attempts are originating from this address occur at a high and sustained rate, generating significant abuse report volume relative to similar observed sources.
The primary threat category, hacking activity, encompasses intrusion attempts, vulnerability probing, and unauthorized access campaigns against exposed services. A source with this reputation and frequency poses concrete risk to any publicly accessible system, particularly those with weak credential policies, outdated software, or exploitable configuration errors. The secondary VoIP fraud signal indicates opportunistic telephony-related abuse as well. Organizations with voice infrastructure, SSH services, or other exposed entry points should treat this address as a confirmed threat source requiring immediate defensive action.
Site operators should block or aggressively rate-limit connections from this address at the network edge, enforce strong multi-factor authentication on all remote access services, and implement monitoring tools such as fail2ban to automatically detect and respond to scanning patterns. Patching cadence, least-privilege access controls, and regular review of authentication logs will further reduce exposure to the types of intrusion activity this IP has consistently demonstrated.
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