IP address 5.78.201.28 has been flagged in 242 abuse reports across 11 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, malware c2, malware infrastructure, reconnaissance, reputation low, ssh brute force, ssh bruteforce, suspicious activity, web attack, web brute force.
This IP is geolocated in United States (Hillsboro) and belongs to the network Hetzner Online GmbH (AS212317). Reports span from 2026-05-05 to 2026-06-23.
Assessment: With 242 abuse reports, 5.78.201.28 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. 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.