IP address 196.28.242.198 has been flagged in 476 abuse reports across 17 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, known attacker, malware c2, malware infrastructure, reconnaissance, reputation low, ssh brute force, ssh bruteforce, suspicious activity.
This IP is geolocated in Burkina Faso and belongs to the network ONATEL (Office National des Telecommunications, PTT) (AS25543). Reports span from 2026-05-04 to 2026-07-26.
Assessment: With 476 abuse reports, 196.28.242.198 shows persistent malicious activity that has been flagged by multiple threat intelligence feeds. The IP has been observed conducting automated SSH login attempts against internet-facing servers, a technique commonly used to gain unauthorized access to systems.