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# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 165.73.138.27

## Executive Summary

IP 165.73.138.27 presents as a Low Risk endpoint with a risk score of 30/100. The IP is associated with a residential or small business context in Kleinmond, Western Cape, South Africa, and maintains a stable ownership profile with no persistent malicious activity observed.

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## Ownership & Network Context

• ASN: 328257
• Organization: Nico van der Westhuizen (Nico van der Westhuizen)
• Network Block: 165.73.138.0/24
• Geolocation: South Africa, Western Cape, Kleinmond (coordinates: -34.35, 19.03)
• Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
• DNS Resolution: None detected (no PTR records, no forward resolution)

The IP is classified as "Firewalled / No Services" with no open ports detected and no active web services (HTTP/TLS).

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## Threat Assessment

Risk Level: LOW (Score: 30/100)

Threat Indicators:

• Blacklist Status: Listed on 2 of 8 DNSBLs (minimal threat)
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No
• Active Threat Feeds: None
• Known Campaigns: None

Control Plane Analysis:

• Operator Score: 0.1304 (Minimal)
• Route Stability: Unstable
• DNSSEC Valid: Yes
• IRR Consistency: Not applicable

Temporal Analysis:

• Ownership Changes: 0
• Threat Persistence Days: 0
• Threat Observation Count: 0
• Persistently Malicious: No

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## Network Neighborhood (165.73.138.0/24)

Subnet Abuse Density: 0.083 (Low)

Total Sibling IPs: 12

Risk Distribution:

• High Risk: 1 IP
• Medium Risk: 4 IPs
• Low Risk: 6 IPs

Notable High-Risk Neighbors:

• 165.73.138.122 (Risk: 80)
• 165.73.138.145 (Risk: 55)
• 165.73.138.147 (Risk: 55)
• 165.73.138.159 (Risk: 40)
• 165.73.138.169 (Risk: 40)

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## Observation History (Last 10 Observations)

Most recent signals captured on 2026-07-23. Key observations include:

• Geolocation: Confirmed South Africa (Kleinmond, Western Cape) with 95% confidence
• Provider: Identified as ASK Internet Technologies CC (Business proxy type)
• Network Type: Residential (30% confidence)
• Routing Score: Minimal (0.1304 operator score)
• Overall Profile: Consistent low-risk classification across multiple probes

No significant threat profile changes detected over the observation period.

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## Relationships

• Same Network: 165.73.138.0 - 165.73.138.255 (1 relationship identified)
• No associated hostnames, organizations, or certificates detected

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## Security Recommendations

Action Priority: MONITOR

• No immediate firewall blocking required based on current risk profile
• Monitor high-risk sibling IPs (165.73.138.122, 165.73.138.145, 165.73.138.147) for potential lateral threat activity
• IP may be legitimately firewalled or residential; avoid aggressive blocking without additional context

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## Classification Flags

• Provider: No
• Infrastructure Type: No
• Cloud: No
• CDN: No
• VPN: No
• Proxy: No
• Tor: No
• Hosting: No
• Mobile: No
• Residential: No
• Bogon: No
• Anycast: No

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*Report generated using IPDebrief intelligence platform data. All findings based on observed signals and verified data sources.*

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