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159.89.136.52 has a threat confidence score of 52%. This IP address from United States (AS14061, DigitalOcean, LLC) has been observed in 92 honeypot sessions targeting MONGODB, HTTPS, ELASTICSEARCH, IMAP, SMTP and 2 other protocols. First observed on February 27, 2026, most recently active April 6, 2026.
Automated SMTP interaction performing a minimal capability check by issuing EHLO followed by a STARTTLS upgrade request and immediately terminating the session. This pattern is commonly associated with internet-wide scanners, security research crawlers, or opportunistic bots verifying whether an SMTP service supports encrypted communication. The absence of authentication attempts or message submission indicates reconnaissance or service fingerprinting rather than active abuse.