# Intelligence Briefing: 13.40.46.164/32
## Executive Summary
IP address 13.40.46.164 is identified as legitimate Amazon Web Services infrastructure with no detected malicious activity. Risk assessment indicates Low Risk classification with a risk score of 0.
## Infrastructure Profile
- Organization: Amazon Data Services UK
- ASN: 16509 (AMAZON-LHR)
- Network Range: 13.40.0.0/14
- Geolocation: London, England, GB (eu-west-2 region)
- Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute (AWS EC2)
- Service Purpose: Single-Service Host
## Network Classification
- Provider: Amazon Web Services
- Classification Flags: Cloud infrastructure (isCloud: true), Hosting enabled
- Not classified as: Tor exit node, proxy, VPN, CDN, residential, or mobile carrier
- DNS Resolution: ec2-13-40-46-164.eu-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com
- PTR Record: Confirmed AWS hostname with forward confirmation
## Service Exposure
- Open Ports: SSH (port 22/tcp) - OpenSSH 9.6p1 Ubuntu-3ubuntu13.18
- TLS Certificate: None detected
- HTTP Service: None detected
- Email Authentication: SPF and DMARC records present
## Threat Indicators
- Risk Score: 0
- Blacklist Count: 0
- Abuse Confidence Score: Not applicable
- Known Attack Status: False
- Spam Source Status: False
- Tor Exit Node: False
- Campaign Associations: None detected
- Threat Feeds: No indicators present
## Neighborhood Analysis
- Subnet: 13.40.46.164/24
- Abuse Density: 0 (clean classification)
- Risk Distribution: No high, medium, or low risk neighbors detected
- Inherited Risk: 2 (low)
- Total Siblings: 1
- Active Siblings: 1
- Threat Siblings: 1
## Observation History
- Total Observations: 23 signals recorded
- Ownership Changes: 0
- Threat Persistence Days: 0
- Persistently Malicious: False
- Recent Activity: Multiple DNS, network, and control plane signals observed from 2026-08-05
- Operator Score: 0.2609 (Basic classification)
- Route Stability: Unstable (isRouteStable: false)
- DNSSEC: Valid
## Relationship Graph
- Network Relationships: Multiple associations to AMAZON-LHR network
- DNS Associations: Hostname ec2-13-40-46-164.eu-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com
- Total Relationships: 19 (all pointing to AWS infrastructure)
## Security Recommendations
No security actions required based on current risk profile. The IP address represents standard AWS cloud infrastructure with no malicious indicators.
## Threat Assessment
Risk Level: Low / Clean
The IP address 13.40.46.164 demonstrates characteristics of legitimate AWS cloud infrastructure in the London region. Key indicators supporting this assessment include:
- Zero risk score with no blacklist entries
- Standard EC2 instance configuration
- Clean neighborhood with no malicious sibling IPs
- Valid DNSSEC and proper email authentication records
- No association with known threat campaigns or indicators
Recommended Action: No firewall blocking or mitigation actions required. Monitor as part of standard cloud infrastructure baseline.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Amazon Data Services UK |
| ASN | AS16509 |
| Network Name | AMAZON-LHR |
| CIDR Block | 13.40.0.0/14 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | ec2-13-40-46-164.eu-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes โ FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | ec2-13-40-46-164.eu-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com |
๐ DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 80% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
โ๏ธ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Tier 3 โ Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
๐ Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| No open ports detected | |||
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 80, 443, 3389, 8080, 8443 (0 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | โ |
| HTTP Title | โ |
๐ TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | โ |
| Valid Until | โ |
๐ฏ Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 31% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 30% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| Overall | 22% | 9 | 14 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-07-23 20:04:55 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-12 17:50:08 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-12 18:02:05 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 22 |
| Total Observations | 24 |
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