South Africa (ZA) Threat Intelligence

ZA

South Africa has 31,284 malicious IP addresses with 561,850 abuse reports. Top threat categories include ssh bruteforce, web attack, generic bruteforce, mail bruteforce, repeat offender. Top attacking networks: None (6,068 IPs), MEGASURF-WIRELESS-INTERNET (4,246 IPs), Africa-on-Cloud-AS (2,709 IPs). Data collected since 2023-05-10, last activity 2026-04-16.

Threat Assessment: South Africa shows substantial cyber threat activity, ranking among the top threat source countries worldwide. The dominant attack types are ssh bruteforce, web attack, generic bruteforce. The majority of threats originate from networks operated by None and MEGASURF-WIRELESS-INTERNET.

Total Reports
561,850
Unique IPs
31,284
First Seen
2023-05-10
Last Activity
2026-04-16

Top Threat Categories

Ssh Bruteforce 195
Web Attack 26
Generic Bruteforce 14
Mail Bruteforce 2
Repeat Offender 1

Top Attacking Networks

AS0 None
6,068 IPs
AS327991 MEGASURF-WIRELESS-INTERNET
4,246 IPs
AS328608 Africa-on-Cloud-AS
2,709 IPs

Most Reported IPs in South Africa

105.247.69.196 252 reports
102.23.254.239 220 reports
41.193.154.189 220 reports
102.33.36.254 217 reports
20.164.21.26 217 reports

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