IP address 173.73.242.8 has been flagged in 65 abuse reports across 6 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, known malicious, reconnaissance, reputation low, ssh bruteforce.
This IP is geolocated in United States (Ashburn) and belongs to the network Verizon Business (AS701). Reports span from 2026-08-27 to 2026-10-04.
Assessment: Despite a lower report volume, the severity and nature of activity from 173.73.242.8 has triggered critical-level alerts across our threat detection network. The IP has been observed conducting automated SSH login attempts against internet-facing servers, a technique commonly used to gain unauthorized access to systems.