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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 159.65.223.164

## Executive Summary

IP address 159.65.223.164 is a cloud-hosted resource operating on DigitalOcean infrastructure (ASN 14061) with a moderate risk profile (score: 65/100). The IP shows elevated threat indicators and DNSBL listings, warranting enhanced monitoring and potential blocking depending on organizational security posture.

## Infrastructure Profile

## Network Services

• Port 80/tcp: HTTP (nginx/1.14.0 on Ubuntu)
• Port 22/tcp: SSH (OpenSSH 7.6p1 Ubuntu-4ubuntu0.5)
• HTTP Status: 200 OK
• HTTP Version: 1.1

## Risk Assessment

• Overall Risk Score: 65/100 (Moderate Risk)
• DNSBL Listings: 3 of 8 lists
• Abuse Confidence: Elevated based on risk score
• Campaign Association: None detected
• Persistent Malicious Activity: No
• Threat Observation Count: 1

## Threat Indicators

• DNSBL listed on multiple threat intelligence feeds
• Single threat observation recorded
• Not identified as Tor exit node, known attacker, or spam source
• Control plane shows route instability (route changes: 0 in 30 days, but classified as unstable)

## Neighborhood Analysis

The /24 subnet (159.65.223.0/24) shows:

• Abuse Density: 1 (minimal)
• Classification: mostly_clean
• Active siblings: 1
• Threat siblings: 1

## Observation History

• Total observations: 22
• Latest activity: 2026-08-12
• Threat persistence: 0 days
• Ownership changes: 0

## Recommended Actions

Immediate

1. Increase logging verbosity for traffic from this IP address

2. Review recent activity from 159.65.223.164

Firewall Recommendations

```bash

# iptables

iptables -A INPUT -s 159.65.223.164 -j DROP

# nftables

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 159.65.223.164 drop

# nginx

deny 159.65.223.164;

# pfSense

159.65.223.164/32

```

Cloud Security

• Cloudflare WAF: Block IP with expression `ip.src eq 159.65.223.164`
• AWS WAF: Add IP 159.65.223.164/32 to block list

## Intelligence Assessment

This IP represents a cloud-hosted server on DigitalOcean infrastructure that has triggered multiple DNSBL listings and shows a moderate risk profile. The single threat observation and DNSBL associations suggest potential misuse or compromise. Given the risk score of 65/100 and the recommendation to block, defensive organizations should consider implementing the provided firewall rules while maintaining correlation with other threat intelligence signals before taking action.

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