Malicious IPs in South Africa
IPv4 networks located in South Africa that are currently flagged for malicious activity, aggregated from multiple external and internal threat intelligence sources. Snapshot of (UTC), updated daily.
South Africa at a glance
South Africa had 131 flagged IPv4 networks in the snapshot of 2026-10-11, rank #28 of 179 countries by absolute count. Relative to its allocated IPv4 space that is 4.82 flagged networks per million addresses, rank #56 of 76, well below the median of 9.38 across all rated countries. The largest category is brute force sources with 65% of the flagged networks, followed by other malicious networks (19%). The three networks (ASNs) with the most flagged IPs hold 36% of them, led by MEGASURF-WIRELESS-INTERNET (AS327991). Another 2 flagged IPv6 networks are located in South Africa.
Malicious activity in South Africa by category
A network listed in several categories counts once, in the most specific one. Also flagged: 2 IPv6 networks.
Brute force sources in South Africa
85 (65%)85 flagged networks, #25 of 162 countries for brute force sources. Sources of password guessing against SSH, mail, FTP and web logins. Brute Force Sources by Country
Other malicious networks in South Africa
25 (19%)25 flagged networks, #28 of 143 countries for other malicious networks. Addresses and ranges reported as malicious without a more specific category. Other Malicious Networks by Country
Botnet hosts in South Africa
15 (11%)15 flagged networks, #21 of 122 countries for botnet hosts. Infected hosts taking part in a botnet. Botnet Hosts by Country
Spam sources in South Africa
5 (4%)5 flagged networks, #26 of 89 countries for spam sources. Sources of email spam. Spam Sources by Country
C2 servers in South Africa
1 (1%)1 flagged network, #34 of 51 countries for C2 servers. Command-and-control servers, payload hosts and other attacker-run infrastructure. C2 Servers by Country
Networks with the most flagged IPs in South Africa
Autonomous systems announcing the flagged networks located in South Africa.
Compare South Africa with other countries
Ranked by flagged networks per million allocated IPv4 addresses.
Questions about South Africa
- How many malicious IP addresses are there in South Africa?
- On 2026-10-11, 131 IPv4 networks (/24 blocks) located in South Africa were flagged for malicious activity, with 933 listed IPv4 addresses and 2 IPv6 networks. Each /24 counts once, however many of its addresses are listed.
- Which networks in South Africa host the most flagged IPs?
- MEGASURF-WIRELESS-INTERNET (AS327991, 28 networks), AFRIHOST-SP (AS37611, 10 networks), NTT-DATA-Inc (AS20011, 9 networks). Large hosting providers appear because attackers rent their servers, not necessarily because of the operator.
Query this data per IP via the API
Look up threat categories, reputation score, ASN and geolocation for any address in South Africa or anywhere else with one API call.