Report for IP: 45.156.129.62

Threat LevelCRITICAL78/1004 rule types across 4 attack categories
31 incidents · 4 rule types · active attacker + blocklisted · persistent 87-day campaign · last seen 1d ago
PTR sh-chi-us-gp1-wk101c.internet-census.org
Org / ASN Inap CHI
Country 🇺🇸 United States
City Chicago, Illinois
Timezone America/Chicago
Internet ScannerInternet-census
Internet Census / Network scanning research project performing large-scale surveys of internet infrastructure. All unsolicited scanning probes are treated as hostile traffic on this network regardless of stated purpose.

Attack Analysis

IDS: Threat Intel — CINS Active Threat
This IP appears in the CINS (Collective Intelligence Network Security) Active Threat Intelligence feed — a real-time blocklist of IPs with poor reputation scores derived from observed malicious activity. CINS-listed IPs are actively engaged in attacks at the time of detection.
Port 22 Honeypot Probe
This IP connected to a fake SSH honeypot — a port 22 listener that is not a real SSH server. This is an automated scanner fingerprinting targets before launching a brute-force campaign. Legitimate systems never probe port 22 without a specific reason; this activity is virtually 100% malicious.
Suricata IDS Alert
Suricata intrusion detection flagged this IP for malicious network behaviour — including port scanning, exploit attempts, botnet activity, or known attack signatures. The specific signature is shown in the report list below.
IDS: Blocklist — Dshield
This IP was reported to the DShield community blocklist by multiple independent security sensors worldwide. DShield aggregates firewall logs from thousands of contributors; IPs on this list are confirmed active attackers observed across many networks.

Reports (31)

Date Severity Description
29 Sep 2026 - 00:50 high IDS: Honeypot probe — port 22 listener that is not a real SSH server — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22
24 Sep 2026 - 12:55 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60
22 Sep 2026 - 02:39 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60
18 Sep 2026 - 14:54 medium IDS: Suricata alert — GPL DNS named version attempt
18 Sep 2026 - 14:54 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60
12 Sep 2026 - 19:49 high IDS: Honeypot probe — port 22 listener that is not a real SSH server — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22
11 Sep 2026 - 09:18 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60
10 Sep 2026 - 03:06 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60
1 Sep 2026 - 12:41 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60
1 Sep 2026 - 10:45 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60
25 Aug 2026 - 03:57 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60
22 Aug 2026 - 02:49 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60
22 Aug 2026 - 02:48 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60
20 Aug 2026 - 06:48 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60
16 Aug 2026 - 00:18 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP
15 Aug 2026 - 02:05 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60
7 Aug 2026 - 21:30 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60
3 Aug 2026 - 12:23 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60
3 Aug 2026 - 08:38 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60
2 Aug 2026 - 21:34 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 60