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# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

Target: 159.223.97.218/32

Classification: Moderate Risk Cloud Infrastructure Host

Report Date: Current Analysis

Analyst: IPDebrief Intelligence Team

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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Target IP 159.223.97.218 is a DigitalOcean cloud compute instance with an overall risk score of 65/100 (Moderate Risk). The address demonstrates elevated threat indicators including DNS blacklist presence and geolocation inconsistencies. The IP operates within a subnet showing moderate abuse density (50%), with neighboring addresses exhibiting lower risk profiles.

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## OWNERSHIP & NETWORK CLASSIFICATION

• Organization: DigitalOcean, LLC
• ASN: 14061
• Network Name: DO-13
• CIDR Block: 159.223.0.0/16
• Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute
• Hosting Status: True (Single-Service Host)
• Network Role: Cloud Infrastructure Provider

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## GEOLOCATION ANALYSIS

• Claimed Location: New Jersey, North Bergen, US
• Geolocation Confidence: False (Invalid)
• RTT Validation: 22.0ms observed vs. 119.3ms minimum required for claimed 5,963km distance
• Violation Status: RTT distance implausibility detected (5963km claimed vs. 22ms observed)
• Probe Count: 5
• Conclusion: Geolocation data flagged as implausible; actual location likely different from claimed US datacenter

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## THREAT INDICATORS

• Risk Score: 65/100 (Moderate Risk)
• Abuse Confidence: Present (signals detected)
• DNSBL Status: Listed on 2 of 8 DNSBL lists
• Known Attacker: False
• Tor Exit Node: False
• Spam Source: False
• Known Campaigns: None detected
• Blacklist Count: 2 active listings

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## NETWORK SERVICES

• Open Ports: TCP/22 (SSH)
• SSH Banner: SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_9.6p1 Ubuntu-3ubuntu13.18
• TLS Certificate: None detected
• HTTP Services: None active
• DNS Resolution: No PTR records; no forward resolution

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## OBSERVATION HISTORY

Total Observations: 22 signals recorded

Recent Activity (2026-08-05):

• Blacklist Activity: IP listed on 3 of 8 blacklist sources (high severity)
• Geolocation Signal: US attribution with 0.18 confidence; coordinates 39.83, -98.58 (Kansas region, inconsistent with claimed NJ)
• Operator Score: 0.1304 (Minimal operator reputation)
• Threat Persistence: Single threat observation; not persistently malicious

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## NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS

Subnet: 159.223.97.218/24

Neighbor Risk Profiles:

• 159.223.97.27: Risk Score 25/100 (Low)
• 159.223.97.71: Risk Score 25/100 (Low)
• 159.223.97.91: Risk Score 25/100 (Low)

Assessment: Target IP significantly higher risk than subnet peers.

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## RELATIONSHIP GRAPH

• Related Networks: DO-13 (159.223.0.0/16)
• Relationship Count: 7
• Relationship Types: Same Network (all instances)
• Associated Organizations: None detected beyond DigitalOcean
• Hostnames/Certificates: None detected

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## RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

IMMEDIATE ACTIONS

1. Monitor Activity: Increase logging verbosity and review recent traffic patterns from this IP

2. Threat Assessment: Evaluate if current activity warrants blocking based on organizational policy

FIREWALL RECOMMENDATIONS

• iptables: `iptables -A INPUT -s 159.223.97.218 -j DROP`
• nftables: `nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 159.223.97.218 drop`
• nginx: `deny 159.223.97.218;`
• pfSense: Block 159.223.97.218/32
• Cloudflare WAF: Block expression `ip.src eq 159.223.97.218`
• AWS WAF: Add IP 159.223.97.218/32 to block list

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## ANALYST NOTES

• Risk score elevation (65) driven by DNSBL presence and geolocation inconsistencies
• Cloud infrastructure hosting (DigitalOcean) suggests potential for legitimate use or abuse
• Geolocation validation failure indicates potential spoofing or misconfigured server metadata
• Neighboring IPs in same /24 subnet show significantly lower risk (25/100)
• No active malicious campaigns or threat intelligence matches detected
• Consider context-dependent blocking: evaluate against existing threat feeds and organizational policies

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END OF BRIEFING

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