South Africa (ZA) Threat Intelligence

ZA

South Africa has 54,400 malicious IP addresses with 903,253 abuse reports. Top threat categories include professional threat, suspicious activity, severe abuse, moderate threat, ssh bruteforce. Top attacking networks: Megasurf Wireless Internet CC (8,481 IPs), None (7,428 IPs), Telkom-Internet (2,068 IPs). Data collected since 2023-05-10, last activity 2026-08-19.

Threat Assessment: South Africa shows substantial cyber threat activity, ranking among the top threat source countries worldwide. The dominant attack types are professional threat, suspicious activity, severe abuse. The majority of threats originate from networks operated by Megasurf Wireless Internet CC and None.

Total Reports
903,253
Unique IPs
54,400
First Seen
2023-05-10
Last Activity
2026-08-19

Top Threat Categories

Professional Threat 22,175
Suspicious Activity 10,223
Severe Abuse 2,418
Moderate Threat 915
Ssh Bruteforce 686

Top Attacking Networks

AS327991 Megasurf Wireless Internet CC
8,481 IPs
AS0 None
7,428 IPs
AS37457 Telkom-Internet
2,068 IPs

Most Reported IPs in South Africa

168.76.131.178 703 reports
41.181.156.205 689 reports
102.210.149.105 689 reports
102.210.148.92 679 reports
4.221.162.168 676 reports

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