IP address 85.217.140.20 has been flagged in 1129 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 attacks, known attacker, known malicious, malicious, malware c2, malware infrastructure, port scan, rdp bruteforce, reconnaissance, reputation low, scanning, ssh bruteforce, suspicious activity, web attack.
This IP is geolocated in France (Gravelines) and belongs to the network Modat B.V. (AS209334). Reports span from 2026-05-04 to 2026-09-21.
Assessment: 85.217.140.20 is among the most actively malicious IP addresses in our database, with over 1129 abuse reports from 15 independent sources. The IP has been observed conducting automated SSH login attempts against internet-facing servers, a technique commonly used to gain unauthorized access to systems.