ABUSE.MOM
THREAT REPORT

IP Threat Report
138.68.63.193

ABUSE.MOM — BEHAVE OR GET EXPOSED

Generated: 2026-09-06 20:52:05
First seen: 2026-09-05 16:30:46
Last seen: 2026-09-06 01:05:30
85

⛔ Verdict: BLOCK

This IP address has been classified as a source of malicious automated activity. Threat score: 85/100. Total malicious requests observed: 11.

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Geolocation & Classification

IP Address
138.68.63.193
Type
Hosting
Country
🇺🇸 United States
City
Santa Clara
ISP
DigitalOcean, LLC
Organization
DigitalOcean, LLC
Autonomous System
AS14061 DigitalOcean, LLC
Hit Count
11
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Detection Signatures

SignatureDescriptionPointsSeverity
Danger medium hits: 2Medium-risk: admin panels, config files+20
Danger strong hits: 2High-risk paths: shells, RCE vectors, exploits+50
UA suspiciousBehavioral anomaly detected by automated analysis+15
Σ = 85
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Observed Activity

Reconstructed HTTP requests from server access logs. Target domains redacted for security.

[redacted]
GET
/
200
Requests shown: 1 · HTTP 404: 0 · Dangerous patterns: 0

* Typical request patterns for detected signatures. Actual target domains are redacted.

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Timeline

2026-09-05 16:30:46
First malicious request detected
IP entered monitoring from server access logs
During observation
Multiple detection signatures triggered
Danger medium hits: 2 (+20), Danger strong hits: 2 (+50), UA suspicious (+15)
2026-09-06 01:05:30
Last malicious request observed
Total score reached: 85/100
Next cycle
IP blocked — all subsequent requests denied (HTTP 403)
Added to blocklist automatically
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Network Provider

DigitalOcean, LLC
AS14061 · 🇺🇸 United States
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Recommendations

Actions taken & recommended

  • IP 138.68.63.193 is blocked at application level (HTTP 403)
  • Consider blocking at firewall level (iptables/CSF) to reduce server load
  • Report abuse to the network provider via their abuse contact
  • Ensure sensitive files (.env, .git, backups) are not accessible from the web

🤖 Bot Detection

Address UA spoofing from 138.68.63.193: maintain blocklist of known malicious UA strings, require consistent UA across sessions, implement TLS fingerprinting.

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Blacklist Status (DNSBL)

This IP was checked against major DNS-based blacklists used by mail servers and firewalls worldwide.

✓ Clean
zen.spamhaus.org
✓ Clean
spam.dnsbl.sorbs.net
✓ Clean
bl.blocklist.de
✓ Clean
cbl.abuseat.org
✓ Clean
b.barracudacentral.org
✓ Clean
dnsbl.dronebl.org
✓ Clean
psbl.surriel.com

Checked: Spamhaus, SpamCop, Barracuda, SORBS, CBL, UCEProtect. Results may change over time.

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Threat Analysis

138.68.63.193 has been assigned a threat score of 85/100 (Critical). With this rating, the IP falls into the critical severity bracket — among the most dangerous addresses in our monitoring database.

The following attack categories were identified:

User-Agent Anomaly

📊 Threat Analysis

IP address 138.68.63.193 has been traced to Santa Clara, United States, operating on the network of DigitalOcean, LLC. Our threat detection systems have flagged this address based on observed malicious behavior patterns. The address has been active for 1 days in our monitoring system, producing 11 flagged requests at a rate of ~11/day. The IP is classified as hosting/datacenter infrastructure, commonly associated with rented servers used for automated attack campaigns, botnet command-and-control, or vulnerability scanning at scale. The IP exhibits User-Agent manipulation, switching between different browser identities or sending empty headers. United States currently accounts for 130 blocked IPs in our database, making it a significant source of malicious traffic. The score of 85/100 indicates a confirmed malicious actor. Network-level blocking is appropriate.

This IP belongs to a hosting or data center provider. Malicious traffic from hosting infrastructure often originates from compromised VPS instances, rented servers used for scanning campaigns, or abused free-tier cloud accounts. Hosting providers typically respond to abuse reports within 24-72 hours.

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Security Intelligence

💡 HTTP Request Smuggling

Request smuggling exploits differences in how front-end and back-end servers parse HTTP requests. This technique can bypass security controls, poison web caches, and hijack other users sessions by desynchronizing request boundaries.

💡 IP Geolocation Accuracy Limitations

IP geolocation databases provide approximate locations with varying accuracy. City-level geolocation is typically 50-80% accurate, while country-level exceeds 95%. VPNs, proxies, and mobile networks further reduce reliability, making geolocation a useful but imperfect intelligence signal.

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