117.72.66.172 is an IP address with 2 abuse reports from 2 distinct reporters, submitted between 10/25/2026 and 10/25/2026. The AbuseTrack community rates it as Medium risk, with a score of 48/100. The most frequently reported threat categories are Brute Force.
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Instant verdict
SUSPICIOUS
48/100
Community risk score
2
Reports
2
Reporters
10/25/2026
First seen
10/25/2026
Last seen
Threat type
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Intelligence
Gathering WHOIS / DNS data…
Report history (2)
Brute Force10/25/2026, 10:27 PM · NextServ Group
2026-10-26T00:25:18.850858+02:00 root93.srvhost.de sshd-session[2703351]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=117.72.66.172 user=root 2026-10-26T00:25:20.884227+02:00 root93.srvhost.de sshd-session[2703351]: Failed password for root from 117.72.66.172 port 57882 ssh2 2026-10-26T00:27:19.453438+02:00 root93.srvhost.de sshd-session[2711148]: Invalid user pakchoi from 117.72.66.172 port 42320 2026-10-26T00:27:19.454890+02:00 root93.srvhost.de sshd-session[2711148]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=117.72.66.172 2026-10-26T00:27:21.574018+02:00 root93.srvhost.de sshd-session[2711148]: Failed password for invalid user pakchoi from 117.72.66.172 port 42320 ssh2
Brute Force10/25/2026, 03:15 PM · michaelortnerit
fail2ban: SSH (sshd) brute-force — 3 failed attempts (jail: sshd)