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IP Abuse Reports for 197.234.198.42:
This IP address has been reported a total of
199
times from
155 distinct
sources.
197.234.198.42 was first reported on
, and the most recent report was
.
In the last 60 days, the top reporter locations were:
Germany
with 44
reports;
France
with 33
reports;
United States of America
with 26
reports.
The most common categories in these recent reports were:
Brute-Force
187
times;
SSH
183
times;
Port Scan
7
times;
Hacking
3
times;
Email Spam
1
time;
Other
4
times.
Recent Reports
We have received reports of abusive activity from this IP address within the last week. It is
potentially still actively engaged in abusive activities.
2026-09-09T20:30:30.951287+02:00 neo sshd-session[499801]: Invalid user al from 197.234.198.42 port ...
show more2026-09-09T20:30:30.951287+02:00 neo sshd-session[499801]: Invalid user al from 197.234.198.42 port 49440
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2026-09-09T18:18:16.548847+00:00 vps-331c9132 sshd-session[421957]: Invalid user crypto from 197.234 ...
show more2026-09-09T18:18:16.548847+00:00 vps-331c9132 sshd-session[421957]: Invalid user crypto from 197.234.198.42 port 47044
2026-09-09T18:18:18.206815+00:00 vps-331c9132 sshd-session[421957]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=197.234.198.42
2026-09-09T18:18:20.367877+00:00 vps-331c9132 sshd-session[421957]: Failed password for invalid user crypto from 197.234.198.42 port 47044 ssh2
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Sep 9 19:51:06 apo sshd[22494]: Invalid user kai from 197.234.198.42 port 38388
Sep 9 19:51:07 apo ...
show moreSep 9 19:51:06 apo sshd[22494]: Invalid user kai from 197.234.198.42 port 38388
Sep 9 19:51:07 apo sshd[22494]: Failed password for invalid user kai from 197.234.198.42 port 38388 ssh2
Sep 9 20:17:19 apo sshd[16720]: Invalid user crypto from 197.234.198.42 port 34832
Sep 9 20:17:21 apo sshd[16720]: Failed password for invalid user crypto from 197.234.198.42 port 34832 ssh2
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2026-09-09T18:21:39.571115optasports sshd[15423]: Invalid user princess from 197.234.198.42 port 454 ...
show more2026-09-09T18:21:39.571115optasports sshd[15423]: Invalid user princess from 197.234.198.42 port 45418
2026-09-09T19:17:22.305069optasports sshd[20030]: Invalid user sysadmin from 197.234.198.42 port 41764
2026-09-09T20:09:32.896396optasports sshd[21392]: Invalid user reception from 197.234.198.42 port 40174
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2026-09-09T20:04:04.665460+02:00 fusco sshd-session[996893]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication fai ...
show more2026-09-09T20:04:04.665460+02:00 fusco sshd-session[996893]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=197.234.198.42
2026-09-09T20:04:06.776965+02:00 fusco sshd-session[996893]: Failed password for invalid user crypto from 197.234.198.42 port 46230 ssh2
2026-09-09T20:08:43.036488+02:00 fusco sshd-session[1002970]: Invalid user reception from 197.234.198.42 port 38668
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2026-09-09T17:51:55.329002+00:00 pastoralgrowth sshd[3006237]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication f ...
show more2026-09-09T17:51:55.329002+00:00 pastoralgrowth sshd[3006237]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=197.234.198.42
2026-09-09T17:51:57.364337+00:00 pastoralgrowth sshd[3006237]: Failed password for invalid user kai from 197.234.198.42 port 54156 ssh2
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2026-09-09T19:47:29.208233+02:00 muse sshd-session[876366]: Invalid user kai from 197.234.198.42 por ...
show more2026-09-09T19:47:29.208233+02:00 muse sshd-session[876366]: Invalid user kai from 197.234.198.42 port 39638
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2026-09-09T17:03:33.295701+00:00 ZT1 sshd[1787670]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; log ...
show more2026-09-09T17:03:33.295701+00:00 ZT1 sshd[1787670]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=197.234.198.42
2026-09-09T17:03:35.270627+00:00 ZT1 sshd[1787670]: Failed password for invalid user jenkins from 197.234.198.42 port 53680 ssh2
2026-09-09T17:47:15.143401+00:00 ZT1 sshd[2007212]: Invalid user kai from 197.234.198.42 port 50206
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2026-09-10T01:44:15.724862+08:00 nice-lasers-1.localdomain sshd[88132]: Invalid user judy from 197.2 ...
show more2026-09-10T01:44:15.724862+08:00 nice-lasers-1.localdomain sshd[88132]: Invalid user judy from 197.234.198.42 port 48702
2026-09-10T01:44:21.163830+08:00 nice-lasers-1.localdomain sshd[88132]: Connection closed by invalid user judy 197.234.198.42 port 48702 [preauth]
2026-09-10T01:46:44.030532+08:00 nice-lasers-1.localdomain sshd[88140]: Invalid user kai from 197.234.198.42 port 60072
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SSH brute-force attempt from 197.234.198.42 blocked by Chicago. 2026-09-09T10:09:55.832711-07:00 hon ...
show moreSSH brute-force attempt from 197.234.198.42 blocked by Chicago. 2026-09-09T10:09:55.832711-07:00 honk sshd[2294508]: Connection closed by invalid user jenkins 197.234.198.42 port 54982 [preauth]
2026-09-09T10:39:55.940323-07:00 honk sshd[2307411]: Connection from 197.234.198.42 port 33000 on 10.0.0.204 port 22 rdomain ""
2026-09-09T10:40:04.693559-07:00 honk sshd[2307411]: Invalid user oracle from 197.234.198.42 port 33000
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[Fail2Ban:sshd-spray] 2026-09-09T19:18:39.102653+02:00 server sshd[1867632]: Invalid user sysadmin f ...
show more[Fail2Ban:sshd-spray] 2026-09-09T19:18:39.102653+02:00 server sshd[1867632]: Invalid user sysadmin from 197.234.198.42 port 40522 2026-09-09T19:18:40.121736+02:00 server sshd[1867632]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=197.234.198.42 2026-09-09T19:18:41.610143+02:00 server sshd[1867632]: Failed password for invalid user sysadmin from 197.234.198.42 port 40522 ssh2 2026-09-09T19:39:23.710638+02:00 server sshd[1871160]: Invalid user oracle from 197.234.198.42 port 45040 2026-09-09T19:39:25.074112+02:00 server sshd[1871160]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=197.234.198.42 2026-09-09T19:39:26.481924+02:00 server sshd[1871160]: Failed password for invalid user oracle from 197.234.198.42 port 45040 ssh2
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