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# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

Target: 167.114.139.240/32

Classification: Cloud Infrastructure / Moderate Risk

Date: 2026-06-17

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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP 167.114.139.240 is a cloud-based infrastructure endpoint hosted within OVH's Montreal, Canada network (ASN 16276). The address resolves to ahostname associated with ahrefs.net, indicating legitimate service provider infrastructure. Current risk assessment rates this as Moderate Risk (40/100), with elevated neighborhood abuse density requiring contextual monitoring. No active malicious indicators or known threat campaigns associated.

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## INFRASTRUCTURE PROFILE

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## RISK ASSESSMENT

Current Risk Score: 40/100 (Moderate)

Key Indicators:

• DNSBL listings: 1 of 8 total lists
• Operator score: 0.2174 (Minimal)
• Route stability: Unstable
• Threat observation count: 1 (non-persistent)
• IsTorExit: No
• KnownAttacker: No
• SpamSource: No

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## NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS

Subnet: 167.114.139.0/24

• Abuse Density: 0.7695 (High)
• Classification: high_abuse
• Active Siblings: 215/256
• Threat Siblings: 197

Risk Distribution (Sampled Neighbors):

• Medium Risk: 99
• Low Risk: 1
• High Risk: 0

The /24 subnet demonstrates elevated abuse patterns with nearly 77% abuse density. However, the target IP itself shows no active threat indicators.

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## OBSERVATION HISTORY

Total Observations: 21

Recent Activity (2026-06-17):

• DNS resolution to ahrefs.net (Confidence: 0.80)
• Subnet abuse density classification: high_abuse (Confidence: 0.75)
• Operator score: Minimal (Confidence: 0.60)
• Geolocation: Canada (Confidence: 0.35)

Temporal Behavior:

• Ownership changes: 0
• Threat persistence days: 0
• Not persistently malicious

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## RELATIONSHIP MAPPING

Total Relationships: 51

• Primary relationship: Same Network (OVH-CUST-281059679)
• No external entity associations detected
• Campaign correlations: 0
• Certificate matches: 0

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## SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS

For SOC/Network Teams:

1. Allow Traffic: No immediate blocking required. Infrastructure appears legitimate (ahrefs.net) with no active threat indicators.

2. Monitor Neighborhood: The /24 subnet shows high abuse density. Monitor for lateral threat movement or coordinated activity from adjacent IPs.

3. Baseline Behavior: Establish baseline traffic patterns. IP shows no open services; unexpected service activation warrants investigation.

4. DNSBL Awareness: One DNSBL listing detected. Review blacklist context and determine if relevant to threat hunting or false positive.

5. Geolocation Verification: Canada location confidence at 0.35. Cross-reference with network flow data if suspicious activity detected.

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Classification: Cloud Infrastructure / Moderate Risk

Action: Monitor / Allow (No Immediate Threat)

Next Review: Quarterly or upon neighborhood activity escalation

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