# 102.129.53.253 — IP Intelligence Summary

102.129.53.253 is an IPv4 address operated by Jacobus De Beer (AS327991), geolocated to Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. Its reverse DNS name is ms-53-253.megasurf.co.za. As of October 18, 2026, IPDebrief rates it High Risk (80/100); no anonymizing service was detected.

- Canonical page: https://ipdebrief.com/102.129.53.253
- Last updated: 2026-10-18

## Ownership

- Organization: Jacobus De Beer
- Network name: 102.129.53.0 - 102.129.53.255
- Allocated block: 102.129.53.0/24
- ASN: AS327991 (https://ipdebrief.com/asn/327991)
- Regional registry: AFRINIC

## Location

- City: Vanderbijlpark
- Region: Gauteng
- Country: South Africa
- Time zone: Africa/Johannesburg

## Network classification

- Infrastructure type: —
- Datacenter / hosting: no
- Residential: no
- Mobile: no
- Anycast: no
- Tor exit node: no
- VPN: no
- Proxy: no

## Risk assessment

- Assessment: High Risk (80/100)
- Blocklist listings: 0
- Suspicious activity indicators: no
- Spam source: no

## Reverse DNS

- ms-53-253.megasurf.co.za
- Forward-confirmed: yes

## Analyst narrative

\# IP Intelligence Briefing: 102.129.53.253/32

\## Executive Summary

IP address 102.129.53.253 is registered to Jacobus De Beer (ASN 327991) and operates from Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. The address carries a moderate risk score of 40/100 with no active threat indicators. The subnet exhibits low abuse density (0.01), suggesting this IP is not part of a large-scale malicious infrastructure. No services are actively listening on the target IP.

\## Ownership and Geolocation

\- **Organization:** Jacobus De Beer

\- **ASN:** 327991 (afrinic RIR)

\- **CIDR Block:** 102.129.53.0/24

\- **Country:** South Africa (ZA)

\- **Region:** Gauteng

\- **City:** Vanderbijlpark

\- **Registration Authority:** afrinic

\## Threat Assessment

\- **Risk Score:** 40 (Moderate Risk)

\- **Known Attacker:** No

\- **Spam Source:** No

\- **Tor Exit Node:** No

\- **Blacklist Count:** 0 active threat feeds

\- **DNSBL Listings:** 2 of 8 total lists

The IP has no known associations with active threat campaigns or malicious infrastructure. Historical analysis indicates no persistent malicious behavior.

\## Network Infrastructure

\- **DNS Resolution:** ms-53-253.megasurf.co.za

\- **PTR Record:** ms-53-253.megasurf.co.za

\- **Open Ports:** None detected (firewalled/no services)

\- **Forward Resolution:** Confirmed (1 hostname)

\- **Email Authentication:** SPF and DMARC records present

\## Subnet Context (102.129.53.0/24)

\- **Total Siblings:** 108 IPs in /24

\- **Active Siblings:** 37 currently observed

\- **Abuse Density:** 0.01 (low)

\- **Risk Distribution:** 1 high-risk, 62 medium-risk, 30 low-risk neighbors

\- **Classification:** Mostly clean subnet

The subnet shows minimal abuse activity, with only 1 high-risk neighbor out of 100 sampled IPs. This suggests the IP is not part of a coordinated malicious network.

\## Observation History

Analysis of 17 historical observations reveals:

\- Recent geolocation signals from July 28, 2026

\- Ownership changes: 0

\- Threat persistence days: 0

\- Threat observation count: 0

\- No evidence of evolving threat behavior

\## Recommended Actions

Based on risk profile, the following defensive measures are recommended:

| System | Rule |

|--------|------|

| iptables | \`iptables -A INPUT -s 102.129.53.253 -j DROP\` |

| nftables | \`nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 102.129.53.253 drop\` |

| nginx | \`deny 102.129.53.253;\` |

| pfSense | \`102.129.53.253/32\` |

| Cloudflare WAF | Block IP with expression \`ip.src eq 102.129.53.253\` |

| AWS WAF | Add \`102.129.53.253/32\` to IP set |

\## Analyst Notes

The moderate risk score (40) is primarily driven by DNSBL listings (2/8) and historical signal observations. The absence of open ports, known attacker indicators, and persistent malicious behavior suggests this IP may have been flagged for past activity but is currently dormant. The subnet's low abuse density indicates limited operational risk at scale.

**Recommendation:** Monitor with passive observation or apply block rule if traffic from this IP has been observed at your perimeter. No immediate containment required absent active threat correlation.

## Nearby addresses

- 102.129.53.3 (https://ipdebrief.com/102.129.53.3)
- 102.129.53.4 (https://ipdebrief.com/102.129.53.4)
- 102.129.53.5 (https://ipdebrief.com/102.129.53.5)
- 102.129.53.9 (https://ipdebrief.com/102.129.53.9)
- 102.129.53.11 (https://ipdebrief.com/102.129.53.11)
- 102.129.53.12 (https://ipdebrief.com/102.129.53.12)
- 102.129.53.14 (https://ipdebrief.com/102.129.53.14)
- 102.129.53.15 (https://ipdebrief.com/102.129.53.15)
- 102.129.53.19 (https://ipdebrief.com/102.129.53.19)
- 102.129.53.21 (https://ipdebrief.com/102.129.53.21)
- 102.129.53.25 (https://ipdebrief.com/102.129.53.25)
- 102.129.53.26 (https://ipdebrief.com/102.129.53.26)

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Source: IPDebrief, "102.129.53.253 IP intelligence", https://ipdebrief.com/102.129.53.253, updated 2026-10-18. Assessments are probabilistic.