Observed attack events
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20.42.99.8IP Reputation
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Critical risk 5/5This IP was observed performing 4 Telnet credential and probing events across 2 FraudGuard honeypots in the last 30 days, with additional HTTP/WAF attack activity observed in the last 30 days, most recently on November 9, 2026 at 12:22 UTC.
Dulles, United StatesAS8075Microsoft Azure
Cached intelligence · refreshed on demandReport retrieved Nov 13, 2026 · 12:23 UTC.
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01 / OBSERVED ACTIVITY
What the evidence shows.
Activity observed by FraudGuard.
Overlapping windows, shown separately.
Observed attack events
Observed attack events
The API’s assessment score
The 24-hour, 7-day, and 30-day windows overlap. They are not a timeline and should not be added together. A dash means data was not returned.
Direct observations are available.
PersistentActivity patternThe findings below describe activity attributed to this IP in FraudGuard’s telemetry.
02 / THE REASONS BEHIND IT
Context for the recommendation.
Read the signals.
Understand the assessment.
Scanner activity observed
Scanner or probing activity observed
Abusive activity observed
Abusive activity observed by FraudGuard ACE
Credential attack behavior observed
Credential attack behavior observed
Command execution probe observed
Command execution or state-changing probe observed
Multi source activity observed
Seen across multiple FraudGuard sources
Honeypot interaction observed
Interaction observed across FraudGuard honeypot infrastructure
Waf attack activity observed
HTTP/WAF attack activity observed
Activity within 7 days
Activity observed within the last 7 days
Observed attack targets
5 attack types returnedThese services and destination ports were targets of observed activity. They are not a list of open ports on this IP.
| Observed behavior | Attack target | 24h events | 7d events | 30d events | Last observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telnet login attempt | TelnetTELNET · Port 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Nov 6, 2026 · 03:38 UTC |
| Waf attack | HttpHTTP · Port 80 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Nov 5, 2026 · 17:19 UTC |
| Minecraft probe | MinecraftMINECRAFT · Port 25565 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Nov 5, 2026 · 10:05 UTC |
| Modbus probe | ModbusMODBUS · Port 502 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Nov 6, 2026 · 01:32 UTC |
| Smb negotiation probe | SmbSMB · Port 445 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Oct 20, 2026 · 21:33 UTC |
03 / NETWORK & ORIGIN
The infrastructure behind the IP.
Network and geographic context.
Location is approximate.
Network
- Autonomous system
- AS8075
- ASN organization
- Microsoft Corporation
- Internet provider
- Microsoft Azure
- Organization
- Microsoft Azure
- Network range
- 20.42.99.0/24
- Connection type
- Corporate
Infrastructure & location
- Infrastructure type
- Hosting provider
- Provider
- Microsoft Azure
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Virginia
- City
- Dulles
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Observation times & additional infrastructure signals
- First observed attack activity
- Oct 15, 2026 · 16:05 UTC
- Last observed attack activity
- Nov 9, 2026 · 12:22 UTC
- API response generated
- Nov 13, 2026 · 12:23 UTC
- Infrastructure last enriched
- Nov 2, 2026 · 05:00 UTC
- VPN infrastructure
- Not identified
- Tor exit
- Not identified
- Public proxy
- Not identified
- Residential proxy
- Not identified
- Hosting provider
- Identified
- Mobile network
- Not identified
- Satellite network
- Not identified
- Shared exit
- Not identified
- AI agent infrastructure
- Not identified
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FraudGuard’s proprietary honeypot network observes hostile activity firsthand. ACE connects those observations with infrastructure and network context to produce the assessment you see here.
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