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# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 159.65.185.159

Classification: MODERATE RISK (Score: 40/100)

Date: 2026-06-22

Intelligence Level: Operational

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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP address 159.65.185.159 is a cloud compute infrastructure endpoint owned by DigitalOcean, LLC (ASN: 14061). The IP exhibits a moderate risk profile with a risk score of 40. No active threat indicators were detected. The endpoint is classified as cloud hosting infrastructure with no open services. Two DNS blacklist listings were observed, though no blacklist counts were flagged in primary threat indicators.

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## OWNERSHIP AND INFRASTRUCTURE

• Organization: DigitalOcean, LLC
• ASN: 14061
• Country: United States (NJ, Clifton)
• Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute
• Control Plane: BGP prefix 159.65.176.0/20, origin ASN 14061
• Network Classification: Cloud hosting, not CDN, proxy, VPN, or Tor

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## THREAT ASSESSMENT

Current Risk Profile:

• Risk Score: 40 (Moderate)
• Provider Score: 0
• Authority Score: 0
• Operator Score: 0.1304 (Minimal)
• Abuse Confidence Score: Not available

Threat Indicators:

• Blacklist Count: 0
• Is Tor Exit: false
• Is Known Attacker: false
• Is Spam Source: false
• Known Campaigns: none
• Threat Feeds: empty

DNSBL Status: Listed on 2 of 8 DNSBL lists

Control Plane:

• Route Stability: false
• RPKI State: not assessed
• IRR Consistency: not assessed
• DNSSEC Valid: true

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## NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS

Subnet: 159.65.185.0/24

Abuse Density: 1 (Low)

Subnet Classification: mostly_clean

Inherited Risk: 2

Total Siblings: 1

Active Siblings: 1

Threat Siblings: 1

The IP resides in a low-abuse-density subnet with minimal inherited risk. One threat sibling was identified in the neighborhood analysis.

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## SERVICE FINGERPRINT

• Open Ports: None detected
• TLS Certificate: Not available
• HTTP Title: Not available
• Server Banner: Not available
• Certificate Subjects: None
• DNS PTR Hostnames: None
• Forward Resolution: Not confirmed
• Hosted Domains: 0

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## OBSERVATION HISTORY

Total observations: 19 signals as of 2026-06-22. Key historical signals include:

• Subnet-level abuse density: 1 (mostly_clean classification)
• Operator score: Minimal (0)
• Infrastructure classification: CloudCompute (DigitalOcean)
• Certificate analysis: No certificates detected (crt-sh source)

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## RELATIONSHIP GRAPH

26 relationships identified, all categorized as "Same Network" pointing to DIGITALOCEAN-159-65-0-0 network range. No external organizational, hostname, or certificate relationships detected.

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## ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS

For SOC Analysts:

1. Monitor for port scan activity given the "Firewalled / No Services" classification

2. Review DNSBL listing context for the 2 blacklist entries

3. Evaluate if traffic from this IP aligns with expected DigitalOcean cloud traffic patterns

4. Consider the subnet-level inherited risk of 2 in broader threat correlation

Firewall Considerations:

• Standard cloud infrastructure traffic patterns expected
• No immediate blocking required based on current threat profile
• Monitor for behavioral anomalies given moderate risk score

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## INTELLIGENCE CONFIDENCE

Data Sufficiency: 6/6 dimensions covered across observations

Confidence Level: Moderate (based on historical signal count and cloud infrastructure classification)

Persistence Assessment: Not persistently malicious (threat observation count: 1)

End of Briefing

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