138.197.204.198
Threat Intelligence Briefing for IP 138.197.204.198
1. Profile Summary
- Risk Score: 65 (Moderate Risk)
- Provider: DigitalOcean, LLC (ASN 14061)
- Geolocation: Santa Clara, California, US
- Network Role: Cloud infrastructure (no CDN, VPN, or residential indicators)
- Threat Indicators: No malicious activity detected (no abuse confidence, blacklist, or campaign ties).
2. Observation History
- Recent Activity:
- Identified as a cloud provider (DigitalOcean) with no Tor, VPN, or proxy flags.
- DNSSEC validation confirmed (valid).
- Minimal DNSBL listings (3/8).
- Trend: No persistent malicious behavior; threat observation count is zero.
3. Relationships
- Network Links:
- Part of the `DIGITALOCEAN-138-197-0-0` network block.
- No ties to known malicious organizations or subnets.
- Services: No open ports or TLS certificates detected.
4. Neighborhood Analysis
- Subnet: 138.197.204.198/24
- Neighbor Risk: One sibling IP (138.197.204.242) with a low risk score (25).
- Abuse Density: 0% (clean subnet).
5. Recommendations
- Monitoring: Track for unexpected service changes or DNS anomalies, as cloud infrastructure can be targeted.
- Firewall: No immediate blocking required; focus on network segmentation and access controls.
- Context: Verify if this IP is part of legitimate cloud workloads versus potential misconfigured resources.
Conclusion: This IP is associated with a legitimate cloud provider and shows no signs of malicious activity. However, its moderate risk score and cloud-based nature warrant continued monitoring for unusual behavior.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | DigitalOcean, LLC |
| ASN | AS14061 |
| Network Name | — |
| CIDR Block | — |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | — |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 20% (Poor) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Web Server |
| Network Tier | Hosting — Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
🔌 Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | http | tcp | — |
| 443 | https | tcp | — |
| 22 | ssh | tcp | |
| Closed Ports | 25, 3389, 8080, 8443 (3 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | Caddy |
| HTTP Title | — |
| SSH Version | SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_9.6p1 Ubuntu-3ubuntu13.16 |
🔐 TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | — |
| Valid Until | — |
🎯 Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 40% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 30% | 2 | 3 |
| ownership | 24% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 31% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 25% | 10 | 16 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-21 14:56:06 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 13:23:13 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 07:26:27 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 20 |
| Total Observations | 25 |
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