Report for IP: 73.79.180.146

Threat LevelCRITICAL72/1002 rule types across 2 attack categories
3 incidents on record · 2 rule types · last seen 7d ago
PTR c-73-79-180-146.hsd1.pa.comcast.net
Org / ASN Comcast IP Services, L.L.C.
Country 🇺🇸 United States
City Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Timezone America/New_York

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.
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 (3)

Date Severity Description
22 Sep 2026 - 23:54 high IDS: SSH port scan — ET SCAN Potential SSH Scan
22 Sep 2026 - 23:52 high IDS: Honeypot probe — port 22 listener that is not a real SSH server
22 Sep 2026 - 23:52 high IDS: Honeypot probe — port 22 listener that is not a real SSH server — Honeypot: probe to closed SSH port 22