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ASN REPORT — AS2856 · British Telecommunications PLC

First sighted: July 12, 2023, 3 a.m. · Last sighted: Jan. 1, 2026, 1:59 a.m.

Risk
29 (low)
Total hits
10995
Total errors
2400
Observed IPs
934
Top country
N/A
Top city
N/A

Risk

Model: v1 Computed: 2026-01-18 11:55:14
Risk score
29
Low
Risk gradient
Key drivers are enriched against the published annotator catalog when available; otherwise sensible defaults are used.
Key drivers
Sensitive file probing
Requests target commonly sensitive files, configs, backups, or administrative resources.
sfp
Hits 42
Points 328.30
Credential brute forcing
Repeated authentication attempts consistent with password guessing or credential stuffing.
cred
Hits 97
Points 272.53
Scan velocity
High request rate and broad endpoint coverage suggest scanning or automated enumeration.
scan_velocity
Hits 84
Points 82.17
Request size anomaly
Requests are unusually large or shaped in a way that suggests abuse or automation.
request_size
Hits 524
Points 63.20
User-Agent anomaly
User-Agent signals look missing, inconsistent, or indicative of non-browser tooling.
ua
Hits 588
Points 53.28
Command injection attempts
Request content resembles attempts to execute OS commands via an application.
cmdi
Hits 1
Points 20.94
Path traversal attempts
Request paths/parameters resemble attempts to access files outside intended directories.
trav
Hits 2
Points 16.80
Automated client behavior
Traffic patterns strongly suggest automation rather than a human-operated browser.
bot
Hits 9
Points 3.85
Protocol anomaly
Request structure or protocol-level signals deviate from typical browser HTTP traffic.
proto
Hits 1
Points 0.62
Referrer abuse
Referrer patterns look manipulated, irrelevant, or inconsistent with normal navigation.
ref
Hits 1
Points 0.13

Traffic

Rollup

Daily activity (hits per day) and basic HTTP rollup counters for this ASN.

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Traffic rollup
HTTP status classes, URL diversity, and totals.
2xx
5282
3xx
658
4xx
527
5xx
1873
Unique URLs
3425
Total hits
10995
First seen
July 12, 2023, 3 a.m.
Last seen
Jan. 1, 2026, 1:59 a.m.

Annotators (All-time)

Heatmap of annotator × severity. Darker cells mean more volume in that band. Tip: switch to Weighted points to see what drives impact (not just noise).

Severity →
Low High
Sensitive file probing sfp
Requests target commonly sensitive files, configs, backups, or administrative resources.
hits 42 pts 328.30
Breakdown by severity band (all-time). “Weighted” reflects your weight configuration.
Severity Total Labels Weighted First seen Last seen Top labels
40 34 1 275.26 Dec. 18, 2024, 1:27 p.m. May 31, 2025, 5:03 a.m.
sensitive_file 34
36 6 1 41.82 April 27, 2025, 7:25 p.m. April 27, 2025, 7:26 p.m.
sensitive_file 6
30 2 1 11.22 April 27, 2025, 7:25 p.m. April 27, 2025, 7:25 p.m.
sensitive_file 2
Credential brute forcing cred
Repeated authentication attempts consistent with password guessing or credential stuffing.
hits 97 pts 272.53
Breakdown by severity band (all-time). “Weighted” reflects your weight configuration.
Severity Total Labels Weighted First seen Last seen Top labels
10 46 1 178.53 July 13, 2023, 12:10 a.m. May 25, 2025, 6:14 p.m.
cred 46
12 11 1 55.11 Dec. 20, 2023, 3:28 p.m. May 25, 2025, 6:14 p.m.
cred 11
14 5 1 32.73 July 13, 2023, 12:10 a.m. July 13, 2023, 12:11 a.m.
cred 5
8 2 1 6.16 July 13, 2023, 12:10 a.m. March 27, 2025, 12:35 p.m.
cred 2
0 33 1 0.00 July 13, 2023, 12:10 a.m. May 25, 2025, 6:14 p.m.
cred 33
Scan velocity scan_velocity
High request rate and broad endpoint coverage suggest scanning or automated enumeration.
hits 84 pts 82.17
Breakdown by severity band (all-time). “Weighted” reflects your weight configuration.
Severity Total Labels Weighted First seen Last seen Top labels
10 31 1 39.33 Feb. 15, 2024, 12:01 a.m. Aug. 1, 2025, 2 a.m.
scan_velocity 31
22 3 1 10.10 April 27, 2025, 7:26 p.m. April 27, 2025, 7:26 p.m.
scan_velocity 3
20 3 1 9.18 April 27, 2025, 7:26 p.m. April 27, 2025, 7:26 p.m.
scan_velocity 3
18 3 1 8.26 April 27, 2025, 7:26 p.m. April 27, 2025, 7:26 p.m.
scan_velocity 3
16 3 1 7.34 April 27, 2025, 7:26 p.m. April 27, 2025, 7:26 p.m.
scan_velocity 3
14 2 1 4.28 April 27, 2025, 7:26 p.m. April 27, 2025, 7:26 p.m.
scan_velocity 2
12 2 1 3.67 April 27, 2025, 7:26 p.m. April 27, 2025, 7:26 p.m.
scan_velocity 2
0 37 1 0.00 Feb. 15, 2024, 12:01 a.m. Aug. 1, 2025, 2 a.m.
scan_velocity 37
Request size anomaly request_size
Requests are unusually large or shaped in a way that suggests abuse or automation.
hits 524 pts 63.20
Breakdown by severity band (all-time). “Weighted” reflects your weight configuration.
Severity Total Labels Weighted First seen Last seen Top labels
12 125 1 58.50 Dec. 22, 2024, 11:28 p.m. Oct. 19, 2025, 1:35 a.m.
request_size 125
14 8 1 4.70 May 24, 2025, 6:29 p.m. Nov. 30, 2025, 9:28 p.m.
request_size 8
0 391 1 0.00 Dec. 26, 2024, 1:33 a.m. Nov. 30, 2025, 9:27 p.m.
request_size 391
User-Agent anomaly ua
User-Agent signals look missing, inconsistent, or indicative of non-browser tooling.
hits 588 pts 53.28
Breakdown by severity band (all-time). “Weighted” reflects your weight configuration.
Severity Total Labels Weighted First seen Last seen Top labels
6 495 1 35.64 Aug. 8, 2023, 12:09 a.m. Dec. 21, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
ua 495
14 60 1 13.44 Jan. 5, 2025, 11:43 a.m. May 11, 2025, 8:55 a.m.
ua 60
8 20 1 2.14 Aug. 3, 2023, 6:21 p.m. July 20, 2025, 7:03 p.m.
ua 20
12 8 1 1.34 Aug. 13, 2023, 12:32 a.m. Jan. 2, 2025, 9:37 a.m.
ua 8
10 5 1 0.72 Aug. 18, 2023, 9:11 a.m. March 26, 2025, 7:12 p.m.
ua 5
Command injection attempts cmdi
Request content resembles attempts to execute OS commands via an application.
hits 1 pts 20.94
Breakdown by severity band (all-time). “Weighted” reflects your weight configuration.
Severity Total Labels Weighted First seen Last seen Top labels
28 1 1 20.94 Aug. 8, 2023, 12:09 a.m. Aug. 8, 2023, 12:09 a.m.
cmdi 1
Path traversal attempts trav
Request paths/parameters resemble attempts to access files outside intended directories.
hits 2 pts 16.80
Breakdown by severity band (all-time). “Weighted” reflects your weight configuration.
Severity Total Labels Weighted First seen Last seen Top labels
34 2 1 16.80 April 27, 2025, 7:26 p.m. April 27, 2025, 7:26 p.m.
trav 2
Automated client behavior bot
Traffic patterns strongly suggest automation rather than a human-operated browser.
hits 9 pts 3.85
Breakdown by severity band (all-time). “Weighted” reflects your weight configuration.
Severity Total Labels Weighted First seen Last seen Top labels
10 7 1 3.33 Sept. 5, 2024, 1:04 a.m. Aug. 1, 2025, 12:40 a.m.
bot 7
8 2 1 0.52 Jan. 5, 2025, 1:04 p.m. Jan. 5, 2025, 1:04 p.m.
bot 2
Protocol anomaly proto
Request structure or protocol-level signals deviate from typical browser HTTP traffic.
hits 1 pts 0.62
Breakdown by severity band (all-time). “Weighted” reflects your weight configuration.
Severity Total Labels Weighted First seen Last seen Top labels
11 1 1 0.62 Nov. 30, 2025, 5:29 p.m. Nov. 30, 2025, 5:29 p.m.
proto 1
Referrer abuse ref
Referrer patterns look manipulated, irrelevant, or inconsistent with normal navigation.
hits 1 pts 0.13
Breakdown by severity band (all-time). “Weighted” reflects your weight configuration.
Severity Total Labels Weighted First seen Last seen Top labels
6 1 1 0.13 March 27, 2025, 12:35 p.m. March 27, 2025, 12:35 p.m.
ref 1

HTTP Status Breakdown

Response mix grouped by status class (2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx). Auto-loads a single aggregation and renders a donut.

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Geolocation

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SUBNETS HELD BY THIS ISP

Derived from ISP snapshot peers (Option A). Grouped into IPv4 /24 and IPv6 /48 by default.
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Interesting IPs

Top risky peers inside this ASN (latest snapshot). Sorted by risk score, then hits.

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