# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 162.243.57.126/32
Classification: LOW RISK β’ Status: ACTIVE OBSERVATION β’ Date: Current Analysis
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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IP address 162.243.57.126 is registered to DigitalOcean, LLC (ASN 14061) and operates within the DigitalOcean cloud infrastructure. The IP demonstrates low-risk characteristics with a risk score of 25/100. While the IP shows evidence of minor blacklist activity (1 listing out of 8 total DNSBL listings), the absence of active threat indicators, combined with the cloud compute infrastructure classification, indicates this is likely benign hosting traffic. No immediate action required; maintain monitoring.
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## TECHNICAL PROFILE
Ownership & Classification:
- Organization: DigitalOcean, LLC
- ASN: 14061
- Network: 162.243.0.0/17
- Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute / Hosting
- Classification: Cloud Infrastructure (DigitalOcean)
Geolocation:
- Country: United States (US)
- Region: New Jersey (NJ)
- City: Secaucus
- Location Confidence: 65% (multi-signal inference)
- Geographic Consensus: Validated
Network Control Plane:
- BGP Prefix: 162.243.0.0/17
- AS Path: 22652 14061
- Route Stability: Stable (no changes in last 30 days)
- DNSSEC: Valid
- IRR Consistency: Consistent
- RPKI State: Not evaluated
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## THREAT INDICATOR ASSESSMENT
Current Risk Metrics:
- Overall Risk Score: 25/100 (Low Risk)
- Abuse Confidence Score: Not applicable
- Blacklist Status: 1 listing out of 8 total DNSBL lists
- Known Attacker: No
- Tor Exit Node: No
- Spam Source: No
- Campaign Association: None identified
Threat Indicators:
- No active threat indicators detected
- No known malicious campaigns associated
- No correlation to other malicious IPs
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## OBSERVATION HISTORY
Total Observations: 18 signals
Recent Activity Timeline:
- 2026-06-20 07:05: Cloud infrastructure classification confirmed (DigitalOcean)
- 2026-06-20 06:58: Operator score assessment (0.2609 - Basic)
- 2026-06-20 06:57: Geolocation signal (US, confidence 0.65)
- 2026-06-15 07:01: Blacklist activity detected (1 high-severity listing)
Temporal Analysis:
- Ownership Changes: 0 (stable ownership)
- Threat Persistence: Single observation event
- Classification: Not persistently malicious
- Trend: Stable with minor historical blacklist activity
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## NETWORK RELATIONSHIPS
Identified Connections:
- 15 network-level relationships to DIGITALOCEAN-162-243-0-0
- No hostname or domain relationships detected
- No certificate associations
- No organization-level links beyond network classification
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## NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS
Subnet: 162.243.57.126/24
Subnet Characteristics:
- Abuse Density: 0 (low)
- Classification: Mostly Clean
- Inherited Risk: 2 (low)
- Active Sibling Threats: 0
- Total Siblings: 1
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## SERVICES & DNS
DNS Analysis:
- PTR Hostnames: None
- Forward Resolution: Not confirmed
- Hosted Domains: 0
- Email Auth: No SPF or DMARC records
Services:
- Open Ports: None detected
- HTTP/HTTPS: No services detected
- TLS Certificates: None
- Status: Firewalled / No Services
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## RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
Based on the low-risk profile and absence of active threat indicators:
1. Monitoring: Continue standard traffic monitoring
2. Allow List: No blocking recommended
3. Firewall Rules: No specific rules required
4. Investigation Priority: Low
Rationale: The IP operates within legitimate cloud infrastructure with no active threat indicators. Historical blacklist activity appears isolated and does not indicate current malicious behavior.
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## ANALYST NOTES
This IP address represents standard cloud hosting infrastructure from DigitalOcean. The single DNSBL listing from June 2026 appears to be historical and does not correlate with current threat activity. The cloud compute classification and absence of open services indicate this is likely a backend or hosting IP rather than an endpoint of interest. No further investigation warranted unless additional contextual intelligence emerges.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | DigitalOcean, LLC |
| ASN | AS14061 |
| Network Name | β |
| CIDR Block | 162.243.0.0/17 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | β |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No β PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 20% (Poor) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting β Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
π Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| No open ports detected | |||
| Server | β |
| HTTP Title | β |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | β |
| Valid Until | β |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 30% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 24% | 2 | 3 |
| services | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 24% | 3 | 4 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 24% | 11 | 17 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-19 15:38:03 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 09:04:39 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 03:09:25 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 20 |
| Total Observations | 23 |
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