Threat LevelCRITICAL72/1002 rule types across 2 attack categories
10 incidents · 2 rule types · confirmed on global blocklist · persistent 18-day campaign · last seen 3d ago
| PTR | N/A |
| Org / ASN | GBTCloud |
| Country | 🇺🇸 United States |
| City | Cornelius, North Carolina |
| Timezone | America/New_York |
Attack Analysis
IDS: Blocklist — Spamhaus DROP
This IP is on the Spamhaus DROP list — a dataset of netblocks hijacked or leased by professional spam and cybercrime operations with no legitimate users. Traffic from DROP-listed ranges is considered hostile by design. Blocking is unconditional.
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.
Reports (10)
| Date | Severity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2026 - 00:56 | high | IDS: Blocklist — Spamhaus DROP listed IP — ET DROP Spamhaus DROP Listed Traffic Inbound group 24 |
| 27 Sep 2026 - 00:56 | high | IDS: Honeypot probe — port 22 listener that is not a real SSH server — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22 |
| 23 Sep 2026 - 00:27 | high | IDS: Honeypot probe — port 22 listener that is not a real SSH server — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22 |
| 23 Sep 2026 - 00:27 | high | IDS: Blocklist — Spamhaus DROP listed IP — ET DROP Spamhaus DROP Listed Traffic Inbound group 24 |
| 22 Sep 2026 - 01:03 | high | IDS: Honeypot probe — port 22 listener that is not a real SSH server — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22 |
| 22 Sep 2026 - 01:03 | high | IDS: Blocklist — Spamhaus DROP listed IP — ET DROP Spamhaus DROP Listed Traffic Inbound group 24 |
| 17 Sep 2026 - 20:13 | high | IDS: Honeypot probe — port 22 listener that is not a real SSH server — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22 |
| 17 Sep 2026 - 20:13 | high | IDS: Blocklist — Spamhaus DROP listed IP |
| 17 Sep 2026 - 20:13 | high | IDS: Blocklist — Spamhaus DROP listed IP — ET DROP Spamhaus DROP Listed Traffic Inbound group 24 |
| 8 Sep 2026 - 21:24 | high | IDS: Honeypot probe — port 22 listener that is not a real SSH server |
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