Report for IP: 192.253.248.40

Threat LevelCRITICAL88/1003 rule types across 3 attack categories
191 incidents · 3 rule types · active attacker + blocklisted · 191 attacks/day · seen 4m ago
PTR N/A
Org / ASN Secure Internet LLC
Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
City City of London, England
Timezone Europe/London

Attack Analysis

🇳🇱 Netherlands · Kerkrade · 213790 · Secure Internet LLC uk
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.
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: SSH Port Scan
Suricata detected automated SSH port scanning from this IP. SSH scanners map targets before launching credential brute-force attacks. This is the reconnaissance phase of a larger attack campaign.

Reports (191)

Date Severity Description
19 Jun 2026 - 01:30 medium IDS: Suricata alert — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22
19 Jun 2026 - 01:30 high IDS: SSH port scan — ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan
19 Jun 2026 - 01:09 medium IDS: Suricata alert — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22
19 Jun 2026 - 01:09 high IDS: SSH port scan — ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan
19 Jun 2026 - 00:48 high IDS: SSH port scan — ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan
19 Jun 2026 - 00:47 high IDS: Blocklist — Spamhaus DROP listed IP — ET DROP Spamhaus DROP Listed Traffic Inbound group 42
19 Jun 2026 - 00:47 medium IDS: Suricata alert — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22
19 Jun 2026 - 00:27 high IDS: SSH port scan — ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan
19 Jun 2026 - 00:27 medium IDS: Suricata alert — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22
19 Jun 2026 - 00:07 medium IDS: Suricata alert — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22
19 Jun 2026 - 00:07 high IDS: SSH port scan — ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan
18 Jun 2026 - 23:46 high IDS: SSH port scan — ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan
18 Jun 2026 - 23:46 high IDS: Blocklist — Spamhaus DROP listed IP — ET DROP Spamhaus DROP Listed Traffic Inbound group 42
18 Jun 2026 - 23:46 medium IDS: Suricata alert — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22
18 Jun 2026 - 23:25 medium IDS: Suricata alert — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22
18 Jun 2026 - 23:25 high IDS: SSH port scan — ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan
18 Jun 2026 - 23:05 medium IDS: Suricata alert — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22
18 Jun 2026 - 23:05 high IDS: SSH port scan — ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan
18 Jun 2026 - 22:43 high IDS: SSH port scan — ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan
18 Jun 2026 - 22:43 high IDS: Blocklist — Spamhaus DROP listed IP — ET DROP Spamhaus DROP Listed Traffic Inbound group 42