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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 142.93.235.3/32

## Executive Summary

IP address 142.93.235.3 has been classified as High Risk with an overall risk score of 80/100. The address is hosted on DigitalOcean infrastructure (ASN 14061) and presents elevated threat indicators including DNSBL listings and routing instability. Recommended action is immediate firewall blocking with enhanced monitoring of associated traffic patterns.

## Technical Profile

## Threat Indicators

The IP exhibits multiple threat characteristics:

• DNSBL Presence: Listed on 5 DNS blacklist sources, indicating prior malicious activity or abuse patterns
• Routing Instability: Route stability assessment shows false (not consistently routed)
• Control Plane Risk: Operator score 0.1304 (Minimal operator reputation)
• Open Services: SSH port 22/tcp accessible

## Observation History Analysis

Analysis of 23 historical observations reveals:

• Recent activity tracked through June 2026
• Geographic attribution shows Amsterdam, Netherlands in historical data
• Operator scores consistently minimal (0.1304) across observations
• Threat persistence days: 0 (not persistently malicious)
• Single threat observation recorded in history

## Neighborhood Assessment

The /24 subnet (142.93.235.0/24) analysis shows:

• Abuse density: 0%
• Total sibling IPs: 1
• Active siblings: 1
• Threat siblings: 1
• Classification: mostly_clean (with inherited risk of 2)

## Network Relationships

Twenty-eight relationships identified, all mapping to the DIGITALOCEAN-142-93-0-0 network prefix. No organization-level or hostname-level relationships detected.

## Recommended Security Actions

Based on risk assessment, the following countermeasures are recommended:

Immediate Mitigation

```bash

# iptables

iptables -A INPUT -s 142.93.235.3 -j DROP

# nftables

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 142.93.235.3 drop

```

Web Application Firewall Rules

• nginx: `deny 142.93.235.3;`
• pfSense: `142.93.235.3/32`
• Cloudflare WAF: Block with expression `ip.src eq 142.93.235.3`
• AWS WAF: Add `142.93.235.3/32` to blocked addresses list

Monitoring Enhancement

Increase logging verbosity and review all recent activity from this IP address due to the elevated risk score (80/100).

## Assessment Notes

While the IP is classified as High Risk, the neighborhood abuse density remains low. The risk appears attributable to this specific address rather than systemic subnet abuse. The presence of SSH services and DNSBL listings suggests potential for command-and-control communications or brute force activity. Correlation with other DigitalOcean infrastructure should be performed if related indicators of compromise are detected.

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