Report for IP: 45.186.140.73

Threat LevelCRITICAL72/1002 rule types across 2 attack categories
2 incidents on record · 2 rule types · active attack detected · persistent 27-day campaign · last seen 6d ago
PTR 73-140-186-45.tecmesh.com.ec
Org / ASN AS269838 MENA CORNEJO HECTOR ELIAS (TECMESH)
Country 🇪🇨 Ecuador
City Huaquillas, El Oro
Timezone America/Guayaquil

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 (2)

Date Severity Description
24 Sep 2026 - 12:28 high IDS: Honeypot probe — port 22 listener that is not a real SSH server — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22
28 Aug 2026 - 20:05 high IDS: Suricata alert