DigitalOcean, LLC's $5/Month VPS Problem: 934 Abuse Reports
title: "DigitalOcean, LLC's $5/Month VPS Problem: 934 Abuse Reports"
slug: threat-pattern-cloud-bot-farm-206-81-24-227
excerpt: "Caught in the wild: 206.81.24.227 (DigitalOcean, LLC) - 934 abuse reports from 278 organizations. Real OSINT, real receipts."
category: threat-intelligence
tags: [OSINT, ThreatIntel, cloud-bot-farm, DE, cloud-abuse]
author: Patrick Duggan
date: 2025-11-03
featured: true
# DigitalOcean, LLC's $5/Month VPS Problem: 934 Abuse Reports
**TL;DR:** 206.81.24.227 from DigitalOcean, LLC (DE) has been reported **934 times by 278 distinct organizations**. Pattern detected: cloud-bot-farm. Confidence: 80%.
The Receipts
**IP Address:** 206.81.24.227
**ISP:** DigitalOcean, LLC
**Country:** DE
**Usage Type:** Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit
**Abuse Score:** 100/100
**Total Reports:** 934
**Distinct Reporters:** 278
**Last Seen:** 2025-10-30T16:36:25+00:00
**Hostname:** `b59bc1c6ef.scan.leakix.org`
Attack Pattern
**Classification:** CLOUD-BOT-FARM
**Severity:** MEDIUM
**Attack Types:** Web Scanning
Why This Matters
Cloud providers make it **trivially easy** to spin up attack infrastructure:
- $5/month VPS
- No questions asked
- Instant provisioning
- Easy to rotate IPs
This IP has been reported **934 times**, meaning it's been actively abusive for weeks/months without being shut down.
Evidence Sample
Here are the first 5 abuse reports (out of 934 total):
Report 1 - 2025-10-30
**Reported by:** Spain (ES)
**Details:**
Report 2 - 2025-10-30
**Reported by:** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB)
**Details:**
Report 3 - 2025-10-30
**Reported by:** France (FR)
**Details:**
Report 4 - 2025-10-30
**Reported by:** Germany (DE)
**Details:**
Report 5 - 2025-10-30
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**Reported by:** Malaysia (MY)
**Details:**
Detection Methodology
**Pattern:** cloud-bot-farm
**Confidence Score:** 80%
**Detection Factors:**
- ✅ Cloud hosting provider: DigitalOcean, LLC
- ✅ Very high report count (934 > 500)
- ✅ Perfect abuse score (100/100)
- ✅ Persistent abuser (not quickly shut down)
What Defenders Should Do
Detection Rules
Mitigation
1. **Block this IP immediately:** 206.81.24.227
2. **Block ASN/range if persistent:** Check if entire range is abusive
3. **Monitor for pattern:** Look for similar cloud-bot-farm activity
4. **Share intel:** Report to AbuseIPDB, GreyNoise, etc.
The Philosophy: Sunlight is the Best Disinfectant
We publish this because:
1. **Hoarding threat intel is morally indefensible** - If you know about a threat, share it
2. **Public attribution forces accuracy** - Show receipts or look stupid
3. **Adversaries hate documentation** - Makes their infrastructure useless once published
Raw JSON Evidence
**Data Source:** AbuseIPDB + Live Traffic Analysis
**Detection Time:** 2025-11-03T22:54:10.822Z
**Methodology:** Automated pattern recognition + manual verification
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