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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 104.248.113.216/32

Classification: Moderate Risk — Cloud Infrastructure

Date: Current

Assigned Analyst: SOC Team

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## Executive Summary

IP address 104.248.113.216 is a DigitalOcean cloud compute infrastructure endpoint with a moderate risk score of 50. No active threat indicators, malware campaigns, or known attacker signatures were observed. The IP is part of a clean subnet with minimal abuse density. Recommended actions include standard firewall blocking pending correlation with additional security signals.

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## Network and Infrastructure Profile

Ownership: DigitalOcean, LLC (ASN 14061)

Network Block: 104.248.0.0/16 (DIGITALOCEAN-104-248-0-0)

Geolocation: United States — New Jersey, North Bergen (consensus geolocation confirmed)

Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute (Hosting-enabled)

Connection Classification: Cloud infrastructure endpoint

Control Plane Indicators:

• RPKI state: Not validated
• Route stability: Unstable
• DNSSEC: Valid
• DNSBL listings: 2 of 8 total lists (minor concern)
• Operator score: 0.1304 (Minimal operator risk)

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## Threat Intelligence Assessment

Current Risk Score: 50 (Moderate)

Threat Indicators:

• No known attacker reputation
• Not identified as Tor exit node or proxy
• No spam source classification
• Zero blacklist entries in major threat feeds
• No active threat campaigns correlated

Service Exposure:

• No open ports detected
• No TLS certificates or HTTP services observed
• No email authentication records (SPF/DMARC)
• No reverse DNS entries

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## Historical Observations

Total signal observations recorded: 15

Key Historical Signals:

• Geovalidation attempts observed with conflicting coordinate data (claimed latitude/longitude: 40.7964, -74.0203)
• ICMP validation blocked during recent probing attempts
• Traceroute activity detected (30 hops) via Comcast and Cogent transit networks
• No persistent malicious behavior pattern identified over observation period

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## Neighborhood Analysis

Subnet: 104.248.113.0/24

Subnet Classification: Clean

Abuse Density: 0%

Sibling IP Risk Distribution:

• High-risk: 0
• Medium-risk: 0
• Low-risk: 1

Notable Neighbor:

• 104.248.113.133 (Risk Score: 25, Authority Score: 50)

The /24 subnet demonstrates minimal abuse activity with no threat siblings identified.

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## Relationship Graph

Connected Entities:

• Network: DIGITALOCEAN-104-248-0-0 (multiple same-network relationships)
• No external organization, hostname, or certificate relationships detected
• No cross-network or cross-ownership connections

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## Recommended Security Actions

Based on risk profile analysis, the following firewall rules are recommended:

iptables:

```

iptables -A INPUT -s 104.248.113.216 -j DROP

```

nftables:

```

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 104.248.113.216 drop

```

nginx:

```

deny 104.248.113.216;

```

pfSense:

```

104.248.113.216/32

```

Cloudflare WAF:

```json

{

"description": "Block 104.248.113.216 — IPDebrief risk score 50",

"action": "block",

"filter": {

"expression": "ip.src eq 104.248.113.216"

}

}

```

AWS WAF:

```json

{

"Addresses": ["104.248.113.216/32"],

"Description": "IPDebrief risk 50"

}

```

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## Analyst Notes

This IP represents standard cloud infrastructure with moderate risk classification. The absence of threat indicators and clean neighborhood context suggests benign cloud hosting activity. However, the presence on 2 DNSBL lists warrants monitoring. Recommend blocking at perimeter firewall while correlating with internal threat detection systems. The moderate risk score (50) reflects infrastructure hosting rather than confirmed malicious activity.

Confidence Level: Medium

Priority: Routine Monitoring

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