196.188.120.232 is an IP address with 2 abuse reports from 2 distinct reporters, submitted between 11/01/2026 and 11/02/2026. The AbuseTrack community rates it as Medium risk, with a score of 47/100. The most frequently reported threat categories are Brute Force.
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Instant verdict
SUSPICIOUS
47/100
Community risk score
2
Reports
2
Reporters
11/01/2026
First seen
11/02/2026
Last seen
Threat type
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Intelligence
Country
Ethiopia (ET)
WHOIS (RDAP)
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Location
- Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa
Report history (2)
Brute Force11/02/2026, 02:15 AM · michaelortnerit
fail2ban: SSH (sshd) brute-force — 5 failed attempts (jail: sshd)
Brute Force11/01/2026, 02:31 PM · NextServ Group
2026-11-01T15:25:56.381053+01:00 resolver1 sshd-session[24582]: Failed password for root from 196.188.120.232 port 41516 ssh2 2026-11-01T15:29:34.673183+01:00 resolver1 sshd-session[24857]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=196.188.120.232 user=root 2026-11-01T15:29:36.682852+01:00 resolver1 sshd-session[24857]: Failed password for root from 196.188.120.232 port 49618 ssh2 2026-11-01T15:31:06.258402+01:00 resolver1 sshd-session[24892]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=196.188.120.232 user=root 2026-11-01T15:31:08.390522+01:00 resolver1 sshd-session[24892]: Failed password for root from 196.188.120.232 port 33704 ssh2