66.240.192.138

Threat LevelHIGH42/1001 rule type
17 recorded incidents · active over 10 days · seen 3h ago
PTR census8.shodan.io
Country US

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.

Reports (17)

Date Severity Description
1 Jun 2026 - 20:06 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
1 Jun 2026 - 09:47 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
1 Jun 2026 - 05:38 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
1 Jun 2026 - 01:54 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
31 May 2026 - 21:04 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
31 May 2026 - 07:47 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
30 May 2026 - 14:14 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
28 May 2026 - 03:41 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
27 May 2026 - 21:05 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
26 May 2026 - 18:49 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
26 May 2026 - 11:56 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
26 May 2026 - 10:06 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
24 May 2026 - 06:31 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
24 May 2026 - 04:26 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
24 May 2026 - 00:32 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
23 May 2026 - 18:58 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe
23 May 2026 - 03:55 medium Rule 100570: Network: Port 22 honeypot probe