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# INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 103.163.248.216

## Executive Summary

IP address 103.163.248.216 presents a moderate risk profile (55/100) with no active threat indicators detected. The IP is associated with Technical Manager organization under ASN 136336 in the SPLUS network block, registered in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. No open services, Tor exit node, or known campaign participation observed.

## Technical Profile

• Risk Score: 55/100 (Moderate Risk)
• ASN: 136336 (Technical Manager)
• Network: 103.163.248.0/23
• Geolocation: Puducherry, India (APNIC RIR)
• Network Classification: Firewalled / No Services
• DNS Status: No PTR records; DNSBL listed on 3 of 8 total lists
• Service Detection: No open ports; no TLS certificates; no HTTP services detected

## Threat Indicators

• Abuse Confidence: None detected
• Known Attacker: False
• Spam Source: False
• Tor Exit Node: False
• Campaign Association: None
• Threat Feeds: No matches
• Historical Persistence: 0 days of persistent malicious activity

## Neighborhood Analysis

The /24 subnet (103.163.248.0/24) shows:

• Abuse Density: 0 (clean)
• Total Siblings: 8
• Active Siblings: 4
• Threat Siblings: 0
• Risk Distribution: 3 medium-risk (55), 3 low-risk (30-40), 3 clean (0)

Key neighbors with elevated scores include 103.163.248.62 (55) and 103.163.248.199 (55).

## Historical Observations

Sixteen signal observations recorded between 2026-07-29T09:57:26 and 2026-07-29T10:02:14 UTC. Geovalidation attempts failed due to ICMP blocking (unable to validate). No ownership changes or threat persistence detected.

## Recommended Actions

Primary Recommendation: Increase logging verbosity and review recent activity from this IP (severity: High).

Firewall Rules:

```bash

# iptables

iptables -A INPUT -s 103.163.248.216 -j DROP

# nftables

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 103.163.248.216 drop

# nginx

deny 103.163.248.216;

# pfSense

103.163.248.216/32

# Cloudflare WAF

Action: block, Expression: ip.src eq 103.163.248.216

# AWS WAF

Addresses: 103.163.248.216/32

```

## Analyst Notes

The IP exhibits a moderate risk score driven by DNSBL listings (3/8) and network classification flags. However, no active services, open ports, or threat indicators were detected. The subnet shows minimal abuse density with no correlated threat siblings. Recommend monitoring rather than immediate blocking unless additional activity signals emerge.

This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.