IP address 40.160.8.249 has been flagged in 461 abuse reports , resulting in a threat score of 100.0/100 (critical risk). The primary activity associated with this IP is rdp bruteforce.
This IP is geolocated in United States and belongs to the network OVH SAS (AS16276). Reports span from 2026-01-03 to 2026-03-02.
Assessment: With 461 abuse reports, 40.160.8.249 shows persistent malicious activity that has been flagged by multiple threat intelligence feeds. The activity pattern and multi-source corroboration indicate this is a genuine threat that warrants immediate blocking at the firewall level. This IP belongs to OVH SAS, a major cloud/hosting provider — the malicious activity likely originates from a compromised or rented virtual server rather than the provider's own infrastructure.