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# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 167.114.139.64/32

Date: 2026-06-26

Classification: Moderate Risk – Cloud Infrastructure with High-Abuse Subnet Association

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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP address 167.114.139.64 is an OVH cloud compute instance (AS16276) resolving to the ahrefs.net domain infrastructure. The IP carries a risk score of 40 (Moderate Risk) and resides within a high-abuse density subnet (167.114.139.0/24) containing 130 identified threat siblings out of 224 active peers. While the IP shows no direct threat indicators, the neighborhood abuse profile warrants defensive monitoring.

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## OWNERSHIP & GEOSLOCATION

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## THREAT INDICATORS

Direct Signals: None identified

• No active blacklists (0/0)
• Not Tor exit node
• Not known attacker
• Not spam source

Control Plane:

• DNSBL Listed: 1 of 8 total lists
• DNSSEC Valid: Yes
• Route Stability: Stable (0 route changes in 30 days)
• Operator Score: 0.2174 (Minimal)

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## NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS

Subnet Profile: 167.114.139.0/24

• Abuse Density: 0.5078 (High)
• Classification: high_abuse
• Threat Siblings: 130
• Active Siblings: 224
• Inherited Risk: 20

Sample Neighbor Risk Distribution:

• Risk Score 40, Authority Score 50 (predominant across peers)
• 100 neighbors analyzed

This IP is embedded within a known high-abuse infrastructure block, requiring contextual threat assessment.

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## DNS & RESOLUTION PROFILE

Note: DNS resolution to ahrefs.net suggests legitimate proxy infrastructure, but the lack of forward confirmation and email authentication records presents a potential misconfiguration or abuse vector.

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## OBSERVATION HISTORY

Total Observations: 21

Recent Signal Types:

1. Abuse Density (2026-06-26 14:54:06 UTC)

- Classification: high_abuse

- Abuse Density: 0.5078

- Confidence: 0.75

2. DNS/CAA Records (2026-06-26 14:50:49 UTC)

- Domain: ahrefs.net

- CAA Records: Present

- Confidence: 0.80

3. Geolocation (2026-06-26 14:50:36 UTC)

- Country: CA

- Confidence: 0.35

- Accuracy: 3000 km

4. Operator Score (2026-06-26 14:48:11 UTC)

- Label: Minimal

- Raw Score: 0.1

- Confidence: 0.30

No persistent malicious behavior observed. Signal persistence days: 0.

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## SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS

Risk Assessment: Monitor/Block Based on Organizational Policy

Action Confidence: Moderate (Risk Score 40 with high-abuse subnet context)

Recommended Firewall Rules:

```bash

# iptables

iptables -A INPUT -s 167.114.139.64 -j DROP

# nftables

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 167.114.139.64 drop

# Cloudflare WAF

{

"description": "Block 167.114.139.64 — IPDebrief risk score 40",

"action": "block",

"filter": {"expression": "ip.src eq 167.114.139.64"}

}

# AWS WAF

{

"Addresses": ["167.114.139.64/32"],

"Description": "IPDebrief risk 40"

}

```

Note: These recommendations are probabilistic and should be combined with other signals before taking action.

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## ANALYST NOTES

1. Contextual Risk: The IP resolves to legitimate ahrefs.net infrastructure but operates within a high-abuse density OVH subnet. This suggests potential credential sharing or resource contention.

2. Service Status: No open ports or services detected (firewalled). This reduces exploitation surface but may indicate legitimate proxy or residential forwarding service.

3. Recommendation: Implement monitoring or blocking depending on organizational threat posture. If blocking, consider subnet-level rules (167.114.139.0/24) given the 130 threat sibling count, but evaluate business impact first.

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Report Generated: IPDebrief Intelligence Platform

Data Sources: 21 observation records, neighborhood analysis, DNS verification

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