# INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 159.65.151.112/32
Classification: Moderate Risk Cloud Infrastructure
Date: Current
Status: Active Monitoring
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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Target IP 159.65.151.112 is a DigitalOcean cloud compute instance hosted in Bengaluru, India. The address exhibits moderate risk characteristics (Score: 50) primarily driven by DNSBL listings rather than active threat indicators. Infrastructure is classified as cloud hosting with firewalled services. No evidence of malicious activity, command-and-control traffic, or scanning behavior observed.
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## OWNERSHIP & NETWORK DATA
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| **ASN** | 14061 (DigitalOcean, LLC) |
| **Network** | DIGITALOCEAN-159-65-0-0 /16 |
| **Geolocation** | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (IN) |
| **Infrastructure Type** | Cloud Compute / Hosting |
| **DNS Resolution** | julieet-user-6fc96a60.mongo.ondigitalocean.com |
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## THREAT INDICATORS
- Risk Score: 50 (Moderate)
- Blacklist Count: 0
- Known Campaigns: None
- Tor Exit: No
- Known Attacker: No
- Spam Source: No
- Abuse Confidence: Not scored
- DNSBL Listed: 2 of 8 lists
- Open Ports: None detected
Assessment: Risk score elevation appears attributable to DNSBL reputation rather than active exploit or attack indicators.
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## OBSERVATION HISTORY
Total observations: 16
Recent Activity (2026-07-31):
- Geolocation: Confirmed Bengaluru, India (confidence: 0.70, source: MaxMind GeoLite2)
- RTT Analysis: 234ms average latency from observation point (7,581km distance)
- Operator Score: Minimal (0.1304)
- Geolocation Consensus: Mixed signals include one low-confidence US-based geolocation readout
Temporal Analysis:
- Ownership changes: 0
- Threat persistence: 0 days
- Persistently malicious: No
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## RELATIONSHIP MAPPING
Four relationships identified:
1. Same Network: DIGITALOCEAN-159-65-0-0 (×2 entries)
2. DNS Association: julieet-user-6fc96a60.mongo.ondigitalocean.com (×2 entries)
Interpretation: IP resolves to a MongoDB database hostname on DigitalOcean infrastructure.
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## NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| **Subnet** | 159.65.151.0/24 |
| **Total Neighbors** | 1 |
| **Abuse Density** | 0 (Low) |
| **High-Risk Neighbors** | 0 |
| **Medium-Risk Neighbors** | 1 (159.65.151.189, Score: 40) |
| **Low-Risk Neighbors** | 0 |
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## SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE
- Service Status: Firewalled / No Services
- TLS Certificate: None detected
- HTTP Services: None
- Banner Grab: Incomplete/No data
- HTTP/2 Support: No
- HSTS: No
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## RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOC
1. Allow: Traffic to/from this IP appears to be legitimate cloud infrastructure. No immediate blocking required.
2. Monitor: DNSBL listings indicate potential historical abuse; maintain logging for outbound connections.
3. Investigate: Correlate with any incoming connection attempts from this subnet (159.65.151.0/24).
4. Threat Level: LOW to MODERATE. No active threat indicators present.
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END OF BRIEFING
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | DigitalOcean, LLC |
| ASN | AS14061 |
| Network Name | DIGITALOCEAN-159-65-0-0 |
| CIDR Block | 159.65.0.0/16 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | julieet-user-6fc96a60.mongo.ondigitalocean.com |
| Forward Confirmed | No โ PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | julieet-user-6fc96a60.mongo.ondigitalocean.com |
๐ DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 40% (Fair) |
| SPF | 1/2 domains |
| DMARC | 0/2 domains |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
| Domains Checked | 2 domains |
โ๏ธ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Web Server |
| Network Tier | Hosting โ Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
๐ Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 443 | https | tcp | โ |
| 22 | ssh | tcp | |
| Closed Ports | 25, 80, 3389, 8080, 8443 (2 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | nginx/1.24.0 (Ubuntu) |
| HTTP Title | โ |
| SSH Version | SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_9.6p1 Ubuntu-3ubuntu13.18 |
๐ TLS Certificate
| SANs | ca.raphtechsolutions.com |
| Valid From | 2026-07-27T14:34:35+00:00 |
| Valid Until | 2026-10-25T14:34:34+00:00 |
| TLS Protocol | Tls13 |
| Cipher Suite | TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 |
| Signature Algorithm | sha384ECDSA |
| Validity Period | 89 days |
| Serial Number | 05499958EEFB48C2948C6E03DD5E4031A6A1 |
| Thumbprint | A2ECB6BF684BEB59E1FD91BC06BA219689B2AB0B |
๐ฏ Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 35% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 35% | 2 | 3 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 15% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 25% | 10 | 15 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-07-30 04:58:31 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-13 00:23:53 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-13 00:32:46 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 22 |
| Total Observations | 24 |
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