Report for IP: 221.229.201.12

Threat LevelHIGH51/1002 rule types across 2 attack categories
4 incidents on record · 2 rule types · confirmed on global blocklist · persistent 13-day campaign · last seen 21d ago
PTR N/A
Org / ASN Chinanet JS
Country 🇨🇳 China
City Nanjing, Jiangsu
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 · Nanjing · 4134
IDS: Database Port Scan
Suricata detected this IP scanning database ports (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB). This is reconnaissance to find exposed database services for direct exploitation or credential brute-force. Database ports should never be reachable from the internet.
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.

Reports (4)

Date Severity Description
11 Jul 2026 - 13:46 high IDS: Database port scan — ET SCAN Suspicious inbound to MSSQL port 1433
11 Jul 2026 - 13:46 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 295
28 Jun 2026 - 02:55 high IDS: Threat Intel — CINS poor reputation IP — ET CINS Active Threat Intelligence Poor Reputation IP group 295
28 Jun 2026 - 02:55 high IDS: Database port scan — ET SCAN Suspicious inbound to MSSQL port 1433