INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 165.227.234.194/32
Date: Current Analysis
Classification: Defensive Security Assessment
Risk Level: LOW (Score: 15/100)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IP address 165.227.234.194 is a DigitalOcean cloud infrastructure endpoint located in Slough, England. The IP presents a low-risk profile with no active threat indicators, no open services, and a clean neighborhood environment. The address is assigned to DigitalOcean, LLC (ASN 14061) within the 165.227.0.0/16 block. No malicious behavior, campaigns, or abuse patterns have been observed.
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NETWORK OWNERSHIP & INFRASTRUCTURE
- Organization: DigitalOcean, LLC
- ASN: 14061 (ARIN)
- CIDR Block: 165.227.0.0/16
- Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute
- Geolocation: Slough, England (GB)
- BGP Origin: 165.227.224.0/20 via AS57866 and AS14061
- Route Stability: Unstable (1 route change in 30-day window)
- Delegation Age: 5,062 days (established 2012-09-25)
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THREAT INDICATORS ASSESSMENT
- Risk Score: 15 (Low)
- Abuse Confidence: Not elevated
- Blacklist Status: Listed on 1 of 8 DNSBL providers (minor listing)
- Known Campaigns: None detected
- Tor Exit Node: No
- Known Attacker: No
- Spam Source: No
- Threat Persistence: 0 days observed
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SERVICE & NETWORK STATE
- Open Ports: None detected
- DNS Resolution: No PTR records; forward resolution inactive
- TLS/Certificates: Not applicable (firewalled/no services)
- HTTP Services: Not responding
- Connection Type: Infrastructure hosting (no direct service exposure)
- Network Role: Cloud hosting environment (DigitalOcean provider)
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NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS
- Subnet: 165.227.234.194/24
- Abuse Density: 0% (clean)
- Total Siblings: 1 (active)
- Threat Siblings: 0
- Risk Classification: Clean subnet
- Inherited Risk: 0 (no neighborhood threat inheritance)
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HISTORICAL OBSERVATIONS
- Total Signals: 23 observations
- Recent Activity: ASN assignment stable (5,062 days)
- BGP Changes: 1 prefix change in 30-day window
- Threat Observation Count: 1 (non-malicious)
- Blacklist Hits: 0 in recent history
- Ownership Changes: 0 (stable ownership)
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RELATIONSHIP GRAPH
- Network Relationships: 8 entries all pointing to DIGITALOCEAN-165-227-0-0
- External Links: None detected (no hostnames, certificates, or organizational cross-links)
- Campaign Correlations: 0
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RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
1. No blocking required โ IP presents low risk profile
2. Monitor โ Routine cloud infrastructure endpoint with no active threats
3. Firewall Rules: Standard cloud provider rules sufficient
4. Investigation Priority: LOW โ No actionable threat indicators present
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INTEL CONCLUSION
IP 165.227.234.194 operates as a standard DigitalOcean cloud compute resource with no evidence of malicious activity. The subnet environment is clean with zero abuse density. The single DNSBL listing appears to be a minor or false positive (1 of 8 lists). No defensive action beyond standard cloud provider monitoring is warranted.
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๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | DigitalOcean, LLC |
| ASN | AS14061 |
| Network Name | DIGITALOCEAN-165-227-0-0 |
| CIDR Block | 165.227.0.0/16 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No โ PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
๐ DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 20% (Poor) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
โ๏ธ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Tier 3 โ Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
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 | 36% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 36% | 3 | 4 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 34% | 3 | 4 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 27% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 30% | 13 | 19 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (65%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-07-25 21:00:25 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-13 06:44:02 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-12 20:07:39 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 26 |
| Total Observations | 30 |
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