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168.253.224.242

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A monitored leak-trap address was contacted. This suggests the sender may be using exposed or scraped address data.

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Risk score

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Risk score35/100
Detection volume+12Sensor corroboration+5Signal class+18Recency+0
Enrichment

Address intelligence

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CountryMalawiMW
City / regionBlantyre, Southern Region, MalawiAfrica/Blantyre
NetworkSouthtnm.co.mw
ASNAS36913
Reverse DNSmetmalawi.gov.mw
Detections3total observations
Reporting sensors1distinct collectors
First seen2026-08-23 04:15 GMT+81 month ago
Last seen2026-09-25 02:20 GMT+815 days ago
Blocklist window30d list only
Attribution

Reporting sensors

which collectors observed this address
  • Leak Trap Sensor 023 observations · last 2026-09-25 02:20 GMT+8Leak
Sensor names are anonymised. Collector hostnames and log contents are never published.
Signals

Observation history

1 signal record
  • Leak trap address contactedMediumLeak trap
    3 detections from 1 sensor · first seen 2026-08-23 04:15 GMT+8 · last seen 2026-09-25 02:20 GMT+8 (15 days ago) · active

    A monitored leak-trap address was contacted. This suggests the sender may be using exposed or scraped address data.

Correlation0 multi-signal, 3 single-signal

Addresses sharing an observed attribute with this one. Arrival proximity uses a ±30 minute window around first observation.

  • 41.222.185.39Single-signal

    AS36913 Observed in a single observation window.

    • Same ASNAS36913SouthAS36913 holds 2 observed addresses (0.0% of geolocated observations).distinguishing
    Open address
  • 218.157.133.155Single-signal

    AS4766 Observed across 21 days, 2 detections recorded.

    • First observed together1 seconds apart2026-08-22T20:15:14+00:00 / 2026-08-22T20:15:13+00:00Both addresses were first observed within 0 minutes of each other (window is +/-30 minutes).distinguishing
    Open address
  • 188.151.246.116Single-signal

    AS1257 Observed in a single observation window.

    • First observed together5 minutes apart2026-08-22T20:15:14+00:00 / 2026-08-22T20:20:10+00:00Both addresses were first observed within 5 minutes of each other (window is +/-30 minutes).distinguishing
    Open address

These are shared observations, not attribution. Abuse Radar does not claim common ownership, operation, coordination or intent between these addresses.

Abuse Radar publishes sanitized indicators only. Severity is a triage hint computed from detection volume, sensor corroboration, signal class and recency — it is not an attribution claim. See methodology.