INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: IP 16.54.23.212
Classification: LOW RISK / INFRASTRUCTURE
Date: 2026-06-29
Analyst: IPDebrief Intelligence Team
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**EXECUTIVE SUMMARY**
IP address 16.54.23.212 belongs to Amazon Web Services cloud infrastructure. The address is associated with AWS EC2 compute resources in the Canada Central (Montreal) region. Risk assessment indicates LOW RISK (score: 25) with no active threat indicators or malicious activity observed. No security action required.
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**OWNERSHIP & INFRASTRUCTURE**
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| **ASN** | 16509 (AMAZON-02) |
| **Organization** | Amazon Data Services Canada |
| **Network Block** | 16.54.0.0/15 (AMAZON-YUL) |
| **Infrastructure Type** | CloudCompute (AWS EC2) |
| **DNS Resolution** | ec2-16-54-23-212.ca-central-1.compute.amazonaws.com |
| **Region** | Canada Central (ca-central-1) |
| **Geolocation** | Montreal, QC, Canada |
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**THREAT ASSESSMENT**
Risk Score: 25/100 (Low Risk)
Threat Indicators:
- Blacklist Count: 0
- Tor Exit Node: No
- Known Attacker: No
- Spam Source: No
- Known Campaigns: None
- Abuse Confidence Score: Not applicable (legitimate cloud IP)
Network Classification:
- Provider: Amazon Web Services
- Cloud Infrastructure: Yes
- CDN: No
- VPN: No
- Proxy: No
- Hosting: Yes (legitimate cloud hosting)
- Mobile/Residential: No
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**OBSERVATION HISTORY (24 TOTAL)**
Historical analysis reveals consistent cloud infrastructure patterns:
- Recent observations (June 29, 2026) confirm AWS ownership with ASN 16509
- Historical geolocation inconsistencies noted (some US vs Canada mappings) โ consistent with AWS route announcements across global networks
- Infrastructure type consistently identified as cloud compute
- No threat persistence detected (0 threat observation days)
- Ownership stability: No changes observed
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**RELATIONSHIP GRAPH (48 ENTRIES)**
- DNS Associations: ec2-16-54-23-212.ca-central-1.compute.amazonaws.com
- Network Association: AMAZON-YUL
- Related Entities: AWS compute infrastructure identifiers
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**NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS (16.54.23.0/24)**
- Abuse Density: 0 (Clean subnet)
- Active Siblings: 1
- Threat Siblings: 0
- Classification: Mostly clean
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**SERVICE STATUS**
- Open Ports: None detected (firewalled/no services exposed)
- TLS Certificate: Not detected
- HTTP Service: Not detected
- Banner Grab: No services responding
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**SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS**
Action Required: NONE
Rationale:
- IP address belongs to legitimate cloud infrastructure (AWS)
- No malicious activity detected
- No blacklist entries
- No open services to exploit
- Standard cloud compute instance with no attack vectors exposed
Firewall Rules: Not required โ traffic to/from AWS EC2 instances should be permitted based on organizational policy.
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**INTEL CONCLUSION**
IP 16.54.23.212 is a standard AWS EC2 instance in the Canada Central region. The address shows no malicious indicators and represents legitimate cloud infrastructure. SOC teams should treat this as benign traffic and no blocking or monitoring actions are necessary beyond standard cloud provider egress/ingress policies.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Amazon Data Services Canada |
| ASN | AS16509 |
| Network Name | AMAZON-YUL |
| CIDR Block | 16.54.0.0/15 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | Canada |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | ec2-16-54-23-212.ca-central-1.compute.amazonaws.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes โ FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | ec2-16-54-23-212.ca-central-1.compute.amazonaws.com |
๐ DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 80% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
โ๏ธ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting โ Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
๐ 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 | โ |
| HTTP Title | โ |
๐ TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | โ |
| Valid Until | โ |
๐ฏ Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 27% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 15% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 24% | 10 | 16 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-27 07:16:49 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-29 03:53:46 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 03:58:28 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 22 |
| Total Observations | 23 |
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