IP address 173.197.14.231 has been flagged in 828 abuse reports across 15 independent threat intelligence sources, resulting in a threat score of 100.0/100 (critical risk). The primary activity associated with this IP is abuseipdb blacklist, along with aggregated threat, attacks, brute force, database attack, known malicious, malicious, malware c2, malware infrastructure, port scan, rdp bruteforce, reconnaissance, reputation low, suspicious activity, web attack.
This IP is geolocated in United States (Kansas City) and belongs to the network Charter Communications Inc (AS11427). Reports span from 2026-05-02 to 2026-09-23.
Assessment: With 828 abuse reports, 173.197.14.231 shows persistent malicious activity that has been flagged by multiple threat intelligence feeds. Systematic port scanning activity from this IP indicates active reconnaissance of internet-facing services, typically a precursor to targeted exploitation.