ABUSE.MOM
THREAT REPORT

IP Threat Report
172.59.227.248

ABUSE.MOM — BEHAVE OR GET EXPOSED

Generated: 2026-10-26 08:43:37
First seen: 2026-09-04 09:13:40
Last seen: 2026-09-06 01:04:36
80

⛔ Verdict: BLOCK

This IP address has been classified as a source of malicious automated activity. Threat score: 80/100. Total malicious requests observed: 68.

BURSTREFERER
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Geolocation & Classification

IP Address
172.59.227.248
Type
Mobile
Country
🇺🇸 United States
City
Denver
ISP
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Organization
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Autonomous System
AS21928 T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Hit Count
68
02

Detection Signatures

SignatureDescriptionPointsSeverity
Burst 10/2sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Burst 15/10sAbnormally fast request rate — automated scanning+35
Foreign refererReferer from unrelated external domain+10
Σ = 80
03

Observed Activity

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

[redacted]
GET
/
200
[redacted]
GET
/page
200
Requests shown: 2 · HTTP 404: 0 · Dangerous patterns: 0

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

04

Timeline

2026-09-04 09:13:40
First malicious request detected
IP entered monitoring from server access logs
During observation
Multiple detection signatures triggered
Burst 10/2s (+35), Burst 15/10s (+35), Foreign referer (+10)
2026-09-06 01:04:36
Last malicious request observed
Total score reached: 80/100
Next cycle
IP blocked — all subsequent requests denied (HTTP 403)
Added to blocklist automatically
05

Network Provider

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
AS21928 · 🇺🇸 United States

We have detected 92 malicious IPs from this autonomous system.

View all IPs from AS21928 →
06

Recommendations

Actions taken & recommended

  • IP 172.59.227.248 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

🌊 Traffic Flood Defense

IP 172.59.227.248 is generating excessive traffic. Limit connections per source IP. Enable geographic blocking if traffic from this region is unexpected.

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Blacklist Status (DNSBL)

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

✓ Clean
spam.dnsbl.sorbs.net
✓ Clean
cbl.abuseat.org
✓ Clean
bl.blocklist.de
✓ Clean
zen.spamhaus.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

172.59.227.248 has been assigned a threat score of 80/100 (Critical). This places it in the critical threat category. Immediate blocking is strongly advised across all network perimeters.

The following attack categories were identified:

Request Flooding

📊 Threat Analysis

172.59.227.248 is registered in Denver, United States, operating on the network of T-Mobile USA, Inc.. This IP first appeared in our threat feeds after triggering multiple behavioral detection signatures. During its 1-day observation window, we recorded 68 hostile requests from this IP — roughly 68 per day on average. The address belongs to a mobile carrier network. The sustained pattern of malicious requests indicates either a compromised device or deliberate abuse. The IP is engaged in request flooding, sending traffic at rates designed to exhaust server capacity. Our records show 36,323 malicious IPs originating from United States, positioning it as a major contributor to global threat activity. A threat score of 80/100 places this IP in the high-risk category. Blocking at the firewall level is recommended.

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Security Intelligence

💡 DDoS Mitigation Approaches

Distributed denial of service attacks overwhelm infrastructure with traffic volume. Effective mitigation combines always-on traffic scrubbing, anycast network distribution, rate limiting, and the ability to quickly scale absorption capacity during attacks.

💡 GraphQL Security Risks

GraphQL APIs introduce specific vulnerabilities including introspection information disclosure, query complexity attacks, batching abuse, and authorization bypass through nested queries. Depth limiting, cost analysis, and field-level authorization address these GraphQL-specific threats.

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