Report for IP: 66.9.161.96

Threat LevelCRITICAL72/1002 rule types across 2 attack categories
3 incidents on record · 2 rule types · active attack detected · active over 4 days · last seen 28d ago
PTR customer.bgtacol1.isp.starlink.com
Org / ASN SpaceX Services, Inc.
Country 🇻🇪 Venezuela
City Caracas, Distrito Federal
Timezone America/Caracas

Attack Analysis

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.

Reports (3)

Date Severity Description
2 Sep 2026 - 00:31 medium IDS: Suricata alert — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22
29 Aug 2026 - 00:18 high IDS: Suricata alert
29 Aug 2026 - 00:18 medium IDS: Suricata alert — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22