72.205.88.2

Activity Trending Down This IP hasn't received reports recently, which causes the score to decay.
Abuse Confidence Score
48% Elevated
27 reports
19 reporters · latest 1 week ago
ISP
Cox Communications Inc.
Usage Type
Fixed Line ISP
ASN
AS22773
Hostname(s)
ip72-205-88-2.sb.sd.cox.net
Domain Name
cox.com
Country
🇺🇸 United States of America
City
Santa Barbara, California
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Abuse Reports

Total reports
27 from 19 distinct reporters
First reported
Most recent report
Last 60 days
Top reporter locations 🇺🇸 United States of America 9 🇦🇹 Austria 2 🇩🇪 Germany 2
Most common categories Port Scan 15 Brute-Force 6 SSH 6 Hacking 4
Old reports The most recent abuse report for this IP address is from . It is possible that this IP is no longer involved in abusive activities.
Reporter IoA Timestamp (UTC) Comment Categories
🇦🇹 urnilxfgbez
Last 24 Hours suspicious: (DPT=445|DPT=3389|DPT=22|DPT=3306|DPT=8080|DPT=23|DPT=5900|DPT=1433)
Port Scan
🇺🇸 RAP
2026-10-28 02:48:12 UTC Unauthorized activity to TCP port 22. SSH
SSH
🇷🇸 Scan
MultiHost/MultiPort Probe, Scan, Hack -
Port Scan Hacking
🇦🇹 urnilxfgbez
Last 24 Hours suspicious: (DPT=445|DPT=3389|DPT=22|DPT=3306|DPT=8080|DPT=23|DPT=5900|DPT=1433)
Port Scan
🇫🇮 mikkopal88
TCP SYN port scan to SSH 22
Port Scan SSH
🇬🇧 essinghigh
IPS Detection: 72.205.88.2 -> DPT: 22
Port Scan
🇺🇸 seb6062
SSH tarpit on port 22: 2 connection(s) in the last 24h, held 2101 s in total, longest 1061 s. Unsolicited SSH to a port with no SSH service: SSH client held by the tarpit (brute-force tool behavior). Automated endlessh tarpit report.
Brute-Force SSH
🇩🇪 cloudmax
Cloudmax IPS Block - Suspicious activity. Possible port scanning, service reconnaissance, or vulnerability probing
Port Scan
Anonymous
72.205.88.2 (US/United States/California/Santa Barbara/ip72-205-88-2.sb.sd.cox.net/[redacted]
Brute-Force
🇺🇸 RAP
2026-09-13 19:57:19 UTC Unauthorized activity to TCP port 22. SSH
SSH
🇪🇪 Tsumugi Kotobuki
Port Scan on Honeypot | Ports: 23/Telnet | Proto: TCP(1) | Flags: all SYN | TTL: 46 | Len: 60B | Win: 64240(1) | rDNS: ip72-205-88-2.sb.sd.cox.net | F2B/ufw-honeypot@2026-09-13T13:44:10Z
Port Scan Hacking
🇫🇷 security.rdmc.fr
Port Scan Attack proto:TCP src:47200 dst:23
Port Scan
🇺🇸 NetVexor
Attack source identified and submitted via NetVexor BGP Blackhole Network
Port Scan Hacking Brute-Force
🇺🇸 MPL
tcp ports: 22,23 (4 or more attempts)
Port Scan
🇫🇷 jonahtebaa
SSH tarpit capture
Port Scan Brute-Force SSH

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