IP address 197.156.97.198 has been flagged in 297 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, aggressive scanner, attacks, brute force, email abuse, malware c2, malware infrastructure, reconnaissance, spam, ssh bruteforce, suspicious activity, unknown.
This IP is geolocated in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) and belongs to the network Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation (AS24757). Reports span from 2022-10-01 to 2026-04-17.
Assessment: With 297 abuse reports, 197.156.97.198 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.