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# INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 15.181.49.8

## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Status: LOW RISK – Legitimate Cloud Infrastructure

Risk Score: 25/100

Classification: Amazon Web Services EC2 Instance (CloudCompute)

Assessment Date: 2026-06-21

## PROFILE OVERVIEW

The target IP 15.181.49.8 resolves to an Amazon Web Services cloud compute instance within the AMAZON-IAD network block (15.181.48.0/20). The IP is geolocated to Ashburn, Virginia (US), with coordinates 39.04°N, -77.49°W.

Key Attributes:

• ASN: 16509 (AMAZON-02)
• Organization: Amazon Data Services Northern Virginia
• RIR: ARIN (Allocation: 2021-01-28)
• Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute
• DNS: ec2-15-181-49-8.compute-1.amazonaws.com

## THREAT ASSESSMENT

Risk Indicators:

• Risk Score: 25 (Low Risk)
• Abuse Confidence: Not applicable (legitimate cloud infrastructure)
• Blacklist Count: 0
• Known Attack Campaign: None detected
• Tor Exit/Proxy/Spam Source: Negative

Service Analysis:

• No open ports detected
• No TLS certificates observed
• No active web services running
• Classification indicates "Firewalled / No Services"

Control Plane:

• Route stability: Not stable
• DNSBL Listed: 1 of 8 lists
• Operator Score: 0.2609 (Basic)
• RPKI/IRR consistency: Not evaluated

## OBSERVATION HISTORY

19 historical observations recorded. The IP maintains consistent classification as cloud infrastructure (AWS) with geolocation consistently pointing to Ashburn, VA. No malicious signal progression detected. The most recent threat signal observed was classified as "Basic" operator level with low confidence (0.23).

## NETWORK RELATIONSHIPS

35 relationships identified:

• DNS associations: ec2-15-181-49-8.compute-1.amazonaws.com (4 instances)
• Network affiliation: AMAZON-IAD
• No malicious entity correlations detected

## NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS

Subnet: 15.181.49.8/24

• Abuse Density: 0 (Very Low)
• Classification: Mostly Clean
• Inherited Risk: 7 (Low)
• Total Siblings: 3
• Active Siblings: 1
• Threat Siblings: 3 (Note: These appear to be the same IP counted multiple times in relationship data)

Neighbor IPs:

• 15.181.49.66: Risk 25, Authority 60 (Low Risk)
• 15.181.49.67: Risk 25, Authority 60 (Low Risk)

## SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS

No immediate action required. This IP represents legitimate AWS cloud infrastructure with no malicious indicators. Standard cloud security monitoring is recommended.

Firewall Rules: None required. If traffic must be blocked due to organizational policy, the following rule may be applied:

```

# Allow AWS cloud traffic if needed for legitimate operations

# Block if organizational policy requires it (low risk)

iptables -A INPUT -s 15.181.49.8/32 -j DROP

```

Monitoring Priority: LOW – Cloud infrastructure with established reputation

## CONCLUSION

IP 15.181.49.8 is a legitimate Amazon Web Services EC2 instance with low risk characteristics. No malicious activity, threat campaigns, or abuse indicators detected. The IP exhibits normal cloud infrastructure behavior with stable DNS resolution and no service exposure. SOC teams may monitor for any behavioral changes but no immediate threat response is warranted.

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