Report for IP: 171.12.243.38

Threat LevelCRITICAL72/1001 rule type
1 incident on record · active attack detected · last seen 29d ago
PTR 12.171.broad.ha.dynamic.163data.com.cn
Org / ASN Chinanet HA
Country 🇨🇳 China
City Luoyang, Henan
Timezone Asia/Shanghai
Botnet InfrastructureChinaNet (AS4134, China Telecom)
ChinaNet (AS4134) is one of the highest-volume attack-originating ASNs globally, consistently ranking in SANS/DShield top-10 attacker lists. Activity ranges from compromised consumer endpoints to dedicated scan infrastructure. SSH brute-force from this network targets common username dictionaries at scale — automated, persistent credential-harvesting botnet behavior.

Attack Analysis

🇨🇳 China · Zhengzhou · 4134 · Chinanet Henan Province Network
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 (1)

Date Severity Description
2 Jul 2026 - 18:34 high IDS: Suricata alert — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22