## IP Intelligence Briefing: 138.197.164.201
Classification: Low Risk / Cloud Infrastructure
Report Date: Current
Analysis Scope: Full profile, history, relationships, and neighborhood assessment
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IP 138.197.164.201 is a DigitalOcean cloud compute endpoint located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ASN 14061). The IP presents a low-risk profile with no active threat indicators, zero blacklist entries, and no observed malicious activity. The address is heavily firewalled with no open ports detected across service sweeps.
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OWNERSHIP AND NETWORK ATTRIBUTES
- Provider: DigitalOcean, LLC
- Network: DIGITALOCEAN-138-197-0-0 (138.197.0.0/16)
- ASN: 14061
- Geolocation: Canada, Ontario, Toronto (GeoConsensus: True, Accuracy: ±4500km)
- Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute
- Registration RIR: ARIN
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RISK ASSESSMENT
- Overall Risk Score: 0
- Provider Risk Score: 0
- Authority Risk Score: 0
- Reputation Classification: Low Risk
- Operator Score: 0.1304 (Minimal)
- Abuse Confidence Score: Not available
Threat Indicators: None detected
- Tor Exit Node: False
- Known Attacker: False
- Spam Source: False
- Blacklist Count: 0
- Known Campaigns: None
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NETWORK BEHAVIOR
- Open Ports: None detected (Firewalled / No Services)
- TLS Certificate: Not detected
- HTTP Service: Not detected
- DNS PTR: No reverse DNS records
- Forward Resolution: Unconfirmed
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TEMPORAL ANALYSIS
- Total Observations: 13 signals recorded
- Threat Observation Count: 0
- Threat Persistence Days: 0
- Ownership Changes: 0
- Is Persistently Malicious: False
- Route Stability: False (Route changes observed in last 30 days)
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NEIGHBORHOOD INTELLIGENCE
Subnet: 138.197.164.0/24
- Total Neighbors: 2
- Abuse Density: 0
- Risk Distribution: 0 High, 1 Medium, 1 Low
| Neighbor IP | Risk Score | Authority Score |
|---|---|---|
| 138.197.164.4 | 25 | 50 |
| 138.197.164.175 | 65 | 60 |
Threat Siblings: 0
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RELATIONSHIP MAPPING
- Same Network Relationships: 3 entries (DIGITALOCEAN-138-197-0-0)
- Associated Hostnames: None
- Certificates: None
- Related Organizations: None
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ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS
For SOC Analysts:
1. Monitoring: Continue baseline monitoring; no immediate action required
2. Blocking: No blocking recommended - low-risk cloud infrastructure
3. Correlation: Monitor neighboring IPs 138.197.164.4 and 138.197.164.175 for elevated activity (risk scores 25 and 65 respectively)
4. Traffic Analysis: Expect encrypted traffic (DigitalOcean infrastructure); no plaintext service signatures
Firewall Rules:
- No specific firewall rules required based on current risk profile
- Standard egress/ingress policies for cloud infrastructure apply
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CONCLUSION
IP 138.197.164.201 represents legitimate cloud infrastructure hosting on DigitalOcean with no malicious indicators. The address should be treated as benign cloud traffic. Attention should be directed toward the two neighboring IPs in the /24 subnet which show elevated risk scores and may warrant separate investigation.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | DigitalOcean, LLC |
| ASN | AS14061 |
| Network Name | DIGITALOCEAN-138-197-0-0 |
| CIDR Block | 138.197.0.0/16 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No โ PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
๐ DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 20% (Poor) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
โ๏ธ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting โ Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
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 | 35% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 30% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 30% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 26% | 10 | 16 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-07-22 19:32:14 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-12 17:05:23 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-12 17:17:35 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 20 |
| Total Observations | 21 |
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