## IP Intelligence Briefing: 149.54.20.214/32
Classification: Moderate Risk
Date of Analysis: 2026-07-31
Executive Summary
IP address 149.54.20.214 presents a moderate risk profile (score: 50) with no active threat indicators. The IP is assigned to a government communication network in Afghanistan with minimal operational activity.
Ownership and Registration
- Organization: Abdul Sattar Hadeed
- Netname: GCN-DCN (Government Communication Network)
- ASN: AS55330 (afghantelecom government communication network)
- CIDR Block: 149.54.0.0/17
- RIR: ARIN
- Geolocation: Kabul, Afghanistan (34.53°N, 69.17°E)
Network Activity and Services
- Service Status: Firewalled / No Services detected
- Open Ports: None
- DNS Resolution: No PTR hostnames, no forward resolution
- Email Authentication: No SPF or DMARC records
- TLS/Certificates: None detected
Threat Intelligence
- Risk Score: 50 (Moderate)
- Blacklist Status: Listed on 2 of 8 DNS blocklists
- Known Campaigns: None detected
- Threat Indicators: None
- Spam/Attacker Status: Not flagged as spam source or known attacker
- Tor Exit Node: No
Control Plane Analysis
- Route Stability: False
- BGP Prefix: 149.54.20.0/24
- Origin ASN: 55330
- Route Changes (30 days): 0
- DNSSEC: Valid
- Operator Score: 0.1304 (Minimal)
Neighborhood Assessment
- Subnet: 149.54.20.0/24
- Abuse Density: 0
- Risk Distribution: High: 0, Medium: 0, Low: 0
- Active Neighbors: 0
- Threat Siblings: 0
Historical Observations
Eleven observations recorded with latest from 2026-07-31. Signals consistently identify the IP as part of afghantelecom government communication infrastructure with no escalation in threat profile over time.
Related Entities
- Network Relationship: GCN-DCN (Same Network)
Recommendations for SOC Analysts
1. Monitoring: Maintain passive monitoring; no immediate blocking required
2. Threat Hunting: Monitor for lateral movement within GCN-DCN network segment
3. Alert Tuning: Consider geo-filtering based on Afghanistan origin if not already in place
4. Correlation: Cross-reference with other GCN-DCN IPs if additional activity detected
Risk Assessment
The IP demonstrates stable, low-activity characteristics consistent with government communication infrastructure. The moderate risk score derives primarily from DNS blocklist presence rather than active threat behavior. No immediate defensive action required; continue routine monitoring.
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๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Abdul Sattar Hadeed |
| ASN | AS55330 |
| Network Name | GCN-DCN |
| CIDR Block | 149.54.0.0/17 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | AF |
| 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 | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Unknown โ Insufficient routing data to classify |
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 | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| routing | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| reputation | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| geolocation | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| Overall | 16% | 4 | 4 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-07-30 11:03:14 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-07 07:31:33 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-07-31 01:56:45 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 17 |
| Total Observations | 17 |
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