This IP address has been reported a total of
297
times from
191 distinct
sources.
38.242.194.21 was first reported on
, and the most recent report was
.
In the last 60 days, the top reporter locations were:
Germany
with 28
reports;
United States of America
with 18
reports;
France
with 5
reports.
The most common categories in these recent reports were:
SSH
89
times;
Brute-Force
85
times;
Hacking
3
times;
Port Scan
2
times;
Web App Attack
2
times;
Other
2
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.
This IP address carried out 22 SSH credential attack (attempts) on 15-10-2026. For more information ...
show moreThis IP address carried out 22 SSH credential attack (attempts) on 15-10-2026. For more information or to report interesting / incorrect findings, give me a shoutout @parthmaniar on Twitter.
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2026-10-16T08:15:46.196716+08:00 localhost sshd[3801086]: Invalid user n8n from 38.242.194.21 port 5 ...
show more2026-10-16T08:15:46.196716+08:00 localhost sshd[3801086]: Invalid user n8n from 38.242.194.21 port 51744
2026-10-16T08:18:17.499243+08:00 localhost sshd[3803464]: Invalid user store from 38.242.194.21 port 39600
2026-10-16T08:19:43.194834+08:00 localhost sshd[3804787]: Invalid user infra from 38.242.194.21 port 49400
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2026-10-16T01:54:24.713451+02:00 pbs sshd-session[3312439]: Failed password for invalid user phoenix ...
show more2026-10-16T01:54:24.713451+02:00 pbs sshd-session[3312439]: Failed password for invalid user phoenix from 38.242.194.21 port 53482 ssh2
2026-10-16T01:55:58.478105+02:00 pbs sshd-session[3312496]: Invalid user odoo15 from 38.242.194.21 port 59988
2026-10-16T01:55:58.486328+02:00 pbs sshd-session[3312496]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=38.242.194.21
2026-10-16T01:56:01.132322+02:00 pbs sshd-session[3312496]: Failed password for invalid user odoo15 from 38.242.194.21 port 59988 ssh2
2026-10-16T01:57:37.261689+02:00 pbs sshd-session[3312554]: Invalid user botuser from 38.242.194.21 port 44670
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2026-10-16T01:37:30.387464+02:00 pbs sshd-session[3311843]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication fail ...
show more2026-10-16T01:37:30.387464+02:00 pbs sshd-session[3311843]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=38.242.194.21
2026-10-16T01:37:32.641224+02:00 pbs sshd-session[3311843]: Failed password for invalid user felipe from 38.242.194.21 port 42328 ssh2
2026-10-16T01:38:52.717262+02:00 pbs sshd-session[3311900]: Invalid user rustserver from 38.242.194.21 port 46762
2026-10-16T01:38:52.728506+02:00 pbs sshd-session[3311900]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=38.242.194.21
2026-10-16T01:38:54.924201+02:00 pbs sshd-session[3311900]: Failed password for invalid user rustserver from 38.242.194.21 port 46762 ssh2
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Fail2Ban: Unauthorized connection / brute-force attempt detected (protocol: SSH, failed attempts: 4) ...
show moreFail2Ban: Unauthorized connection / brute-force attempt detected (protocol: SSH, failed attempts: 4).
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Brute-Force
SSH
Anonymous
(sshd) Failed SSH login from 38.242.194.21 (DE/Germany/vmi3049026.contaboserver.net): 5 in the last ...
show more(sshd) Failed SSH login from 38.242.194.21 (DE/Germany/vmi3049026.contaboserver.net): 5 in the last 3600 secs; Ports: *; Direction: inout; Trigger: LF_SSHD; Logs: Oct 16 09:55:08 syd2 sshd[1809171]: Failed password for root from 38.242.194.21 port 49494 ssh2
Oct 16 09:58:22 syd2 sshd[1810085]: Invalid user legales from 38.242.194.21 port 35406
Oct 16 09:58:24 syd2 sshd[1810085]: Failed password for invalid user legales from 38.242.194.21 port 35406 ssh2
Oct 16 09:59:41 syd2 sshd[1810395]: Failed password for root from 38.242.194.21 port 36286 ssh2
Oct 16 10:00:58 syd2 sshd[1810882]: Invalid user b1 from 38.242.194.21 port 40384
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2026-10-15T23:34:18.312284+02:00 vmi3436988 sshd[78233]: Failed password for root from 38.242.194.21 ...
show more2026-10-15T23:34:18.312284+02:00 vmi3436988 sshd[78233]: Failed password for root from 38.242.194.21 port 56820 ssh2
2026-10-15T23:37:31.152927+02:00 vmi3436988 sshd[78738]: Invalid user rajeev from 38.242.194.21 port 44674
2026-10-15T23:37:31.158623+02:00 vmi3436988 sshd[78738]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=38.242.194.21
2026-10-15T23:37:32.866090+02:00 vmi3436988 sshd[78738]: Failed password for invalid user rajeev from 38.242.194.21 port 44674 ssh2
2026-10-15T23:39:10.338592+02:00 vmi3436988 sshd[79044]: Invalid user mailadmin from 38.242.194.21 port 44994
2026-10-15T23:39:10.342595+02:00 vmi3436988 sshd[79044]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=38.242.194.21
2026-10-15T23:39:12.642087+02:00 vmi3436988 sshd[79044]: Failed password for invalid user mailadmin from 38.242.194.
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Oct 15 21:31:12 atlas sshd[295805]: Invalid user pankaj from 38.242.194.21 port 60686
Oct 15 21:32:2 ...
show moreOct 15 21:31:12 atlas sshd[295805]: Invalid user pankaj from 38.242.194.21 port 60686
Oct 15 21:32:29 atlas sshd[295825]: Invalid user ftpuser from 38.242.194.21 port 49578
Oct 15 21:37:18 atlas sshd[295866]: Invalid user rajeev from 38.242.194.21 port 48348
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Oct 15 23:08:17 [host] sshd[13016]: Disconnected from authenticating user root 38.242.194.21 port 51 ...
show moreOct 15 23:08:17 [host] sshd[13016]: Disconnected from authenticating user root 38.242.194.21 port 51
Oct 15 23:09:55 [host] sshd[13211]: Invalid user nftp from 38.242.194.21 port 43172
Oct 15 23:09:55 [host] sshd[13211]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid
Oct 15 23:09:57 [host] sshd[13211]: Failed password for invalid user nftp from 38.242.194.21 port 43
Oct 15 23:09:57 [host] sshd[13211]: Disconnected from invalid user nftp 38.242.194.21 port 43172 [pr
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