IP address 5.78.149.178 has been flagged in 9 abuse reports across 7 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, reconnaissance, ssh brute force, ssh bruteforce.
This IP is geolocated in United States (Hillsboro) and belongs to the network Hetzner Online GmbH (AS212317). Reports span from 2026-08-19 to 2026-08-19.
Assessment: Despite a lower report volume, the severity and nature of activity from 5.78.149.178 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. This IP belongs to Hetzner Online GmbH, a major cloud/hosting provider — the malicious activity likely originates from a compromised or rented virtual server rather than the provider's own infrastructure.