This IP address has been reported a total of
212
times from
170 distinct
sources.
43.159.139.234 was first reported on
, and the most recent report was
.
In the last 60 days, the top reporter locations were:
Germany
with 50
reports;
United States of America
with 35
reports;
France
with 23
reports.
The most common categories in these recent reports were:
Brute-Force
194
times;
SSH
194
times;
Port Scan
10
times;
Hacking
6
times;
Web App Attack
4
times;
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.
Oct 20 22:01:35 milk sshd[3710449]: Invalid user sinusbot from 43.159.139.234 port 39828
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show moreOct 20 22:01:35 milk sshd[3710449]: Invalid user sinusbot from 43.159.139.234 port 39828
Oct 20 22:08:37 milk sshd[3712180]: Invalid user support from 43.159.139.234 port 39946
Oct 20 22:10:03 milk sshd[3712402]: Invalid user akshay from 43.159.139.234 port 37006
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2026-10-21T19:30:55.776565+00:00 general-01 sshd[1048495]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failu ...
show more2026-10-21T19:30:55.776565+00:00 general-01 sshd[1048495]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=43.159.139.234
2026-10-21T19:30:57.310912+00:00 general-01 sshd[1048495]: Failed password for invalid user amit from 43.159.139.234 port 40684 ssh2
2026-10-21T19:32:07.220766+00:00 general-01 sshd[1049203]: Invalid user ec2-user from 43.159.139.234 port 37658
2026-10-21T19:32:07.226098+00:00 general-01 sshd[1049203]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=43.159.139.234
2026-10-21T19:32:08.976401+00:00 general-01 sshd[1049203]: Failed password for invalid user ec2-user from 43.159.139.234 port 37658 ssh2
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2026-10-21T21:30:35.549908+02:00 cho sshd-session[2165927]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication fail ...
show more2026-10-21T21:30:35.549908+02:00 cho sshd-session[2165927]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=43.159.139.234
2026-10-21T21:30:37.731308+02:00 cho sshd-session[2165927]: Failed password for invalid user amit from 43.159.139.234 port 56808 ssh2
2026-10-21T21:31:48.189318+02:00 cho sshd-session[2166348]: Invalid user ec2-user from 43.159.139.234 port 53786
2026-10-21T21:31:48.192439+02:00 cho sshd-session[2166348]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=43.159.139.234
2026-10-21T21:31:50.091332+02:00 cho sshd-session[2166348]: Failed password for invalid user ec2-user from 43.159.139.234 port 53786 ssh2
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2026-10-21T18:22:41.727343+00:00 instance-20260914-0258 sshd-session[3375425]: Invalid user anton fr ...
show more2026-10-21T18:22:41.727343+00:00 instance-20260914-0258 sshd-session[3375425]: Invalid user anton from 43.159.139.234 port 55814
2026-10-21T18:22:41.898219+00:00 instance-20260914-0258 sshd-session[3375425]: Disconnected from invalid user anton 43.159.139.234 port 55814 [preauth]
2026-10-21T18:27:52.122775+00:00 instance-20260914-0258 sshd-session[3375569]: Invalid user andrew from 43.159.139.234 port 46016
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2026-10-22T03:22:32.390214 localhost.localdomain sshd[127420]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication f ...
show more2026-10-22T03:22:32.390214 localhost.localdomain sshd[127420]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=43.159.139.234
2026-10-22T03:22:34.653165 localhost.localdomain sshd[127420]: Failed password for invalid user anton from 43.159.139.234 port 36690 ssh2
2026-10-22T03:27:50.407296 localhost.localdomain sshd[131716]: Invalid user andrew from 43.159.139.234 port 55816
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2026-10-21T20:20:37.160492+02:00 netcup-de sshd[1062223]: Invalid user anton from 43.159.139.234 por ...
show more2026-10-21T20:20:37.160492+02:00 netcup-de sshd[1062223]: Invalid user anton from 43.159.139.234 port 53972
2026-10-21T20:27:34.117244+02:00 netcup-de sshd[1063077]: Invalid user andrew from 43.159.139.234 port 53970
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Observed 3 SSH login attempts using libssh_0.9.6 with credentials 345gs5662d34/345gs5662d34, solutec ...
show moreObserved 3 SSH login attempts using libssh_0.9.6 with credentials 345gs5662d34/345gs5662d34, solutec/3245gs5662d34, and solutec/solutec. After access, the actor removed and recreated ~/.ssh, then attempted to add an SSH public key via echo "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAQEArDp4cun2lhr4KUhBGE7VvAcwdli2a8dbnrTOrbMz1+5O73fcBOx8NVbUT0bUanUV9tJ2/9p7+vD0EpZ3Tz/+0kX34uAx1RV/75GVOmNx+9EuWOnvNoaJe0QXx...". A second command removed immutable/append-only attributes with chattr -ia .ssh and tried lockr -ia .ssh. No downloads, payloads, lateral movement, or additional commands were observed.
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TSEC Honeypot Network report. Threat score: 99/100. Categories: Port Scan, Hacking, Brute-Force, Web ...
show moreTSEC Honeypot Network report. Threat score: 99/100. Categories: Port Scan, Hacking, Brute-Force, Web App Attack, SSH, IoT Targeted. Honeypot: cowrie. Context: Attacker IP from Santa Clara, United States (AS132203, Tencent Building, Kejizhongyi Avenue).
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Port Scan
Hacking
Brute-Force
Web App Attack
SSH
IoT Targeted
2026-10-21T16:05:25.387744+00:00 [REDACTED] sshd[67157]: Invalid user sam from 43.159.139.234 port 4 ...
show more2026-10-21T16:05:25.387744+00:00 [REDACTED] sshd[67157]: Invalid user sam from 43.159.139.234 port 41532
2026-10-21T16:12:13.587459+00:00 [REDACTED] sshd[67170]: Invalid user bayu from 43.159.139.234 port 40098
2026-10-21T16:14:41.383269+00:00 [REDACTED] sshd[67182]: Invalid user chromeuser from 43.159.139.234 port 34120
2026-10-21T16:15:47.385361+00:00 [REDACTED] sshd[67190]: Invalid user hhh from 43.159.139.234 port 59350
2026-10-21T16:16:54.685558+00:00 [REDACTED] sshd[67194]: Invalid user maria from 43.159.139.234 port 56340
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2026-10-22T00:14:39.121256+08:00 *hostname* sshd-session[636938]: Invalid user chromeuser from 43.15 ...
show more2026-10-22T00:14:39.121256+08:00 *hostname* sshd-session[636938]: Invalid user chromeuser from 43.159.139.234 port 37744
2026-10-22T00:15:44.390433+08:00 *hostname* sshd-session[636944]: Connection from 43.159.139.234 port 34740 on 198.176.52.83 port 22 rdomain ""
2026-10-22T00:15:45.052127+08:00 *hostname* sshd-session[636944]: Invalid user hhh from 43.159.139.234 port 34740
2026-10-22T00:16:51.472347+08:00 *hostname* sshd-session[636949]: Connection from 43.159.139.234 port 59966 on 198.176.52.83 port 22 rdomain ""
2026-10-22T00:16:52.113655+08:00 *hostname* sshd-session[636949]: Invalid user maria from 43.159.139.234 port 59966
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Oct 22 00:12:39 hkphoto sshd[1765398]: Invalid user bayu from 43.159.139.234 port 34740
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show moreOct 22 00:12:39 hkphoto sshd[1765398]: Invalid user bayu from 43.159.139.234 port 34740
Oct 22 00:12:39 hkphoto sshd[1765398]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=43.159.139.234
Oct 22 00:12:41 hkphoto sshd[1765398]: Failed password for invalid user bayu from 43.159.139.234 port 34740 ssh2
Oct 22 00:13:54 hkphoto sshd[1765414]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=43.159.139.234 user=root
Oct 22 00:13:56 hkphoto sshd[1765414]: Failed password for root from 43.159.139.234 port 59976 ssh2
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Brute-Force
Anonymous
Repeated SSH brute force and user enumeration attempts against a secured web server. Multiple failed ...
show moreRepeated SSH brute force and user enumeration attempts against a secured web server. Multiple failed authentication attempts from this IP across an extended period.
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Brute-Force
SSH
Anonymous
2026-10-21T15:46:26.556475+00:00 instance-20260804-1025 sshd[820948]: Invalid user tim from 43.159.1 ...
show more2026-10-21T15:46:26.556475+00:00 instance-20260804-1025 sshd[820948]: Invalid user tim from 43.159.139.234 port 54478
2026-10-21T15:48:16.407951+00:00 instance-20260804-1025 sshd[821296]: Invalid user test from 43.159.139.234 port 54576
2026-10-21T15:50:39.281426+00:00 instance-20260804-1025 sshd[821607]: Invalid user testuser from 43.159.139.234 port 49324
2026-10-21T15:51:47.867879+00:00 instance-20260804-1025 sshd[821876]: Invalid user support from 43.159.139.234 port 46684
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