154.18.98.202
Intelligence analysts observed IP 154.18.98.202/32 assigned to Cogent Communications, LLC (AS174) within the COGENT-154-18-16 block. The asset registered a low-risk reputation score of 25. Network role classification indicated the host was firewalled with no open services.
Threat indicators remained absent, with zero blacklisted occurrences and no known attacker or spam source designations. Behavioral data showed no honeypot hits or enumeration strikes. The neighborhood classification within the /24 subnet remained clean with zero abuse density.
However, validation data presented contradictions. Geolocation claims placed the resource in the US, yet RTT physics measurements indicated a distance of 16531.6km with an average round-trip time of 235ms, which fell below the minimum possible threshold of 330.6ms. Route stability was marked as false despite the operator being Cogent Communications.
Overall confidence in the assessment remained low at 0.1667. The recommendation classified the status as Monitor with low severity due to signal contradictions. No specific campaigns or email reputation scores were associated with the address.
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🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Cogent Communications, LLC |
| ASN | AS174 |
| Network Name | COGENT-154-18-16 |
| CIDR Block | 154.18.0.0/16 |
| RIR | AFRINIC |
| Country | United States |
| 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 | 0% (None) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Unknown — Insufficient routing data to classify |
🔌 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 | — |
| HTTP Title | — |
🔐 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 | 27% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 4 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 4 |
| Overall | 23% | 10 | 18 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Low (35%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-13 22:22:11 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-27 06:33:57 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-27 06:43:18 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 22 |
| Total Observations | 33 |
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