# INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 167.172.98.182
Classification: LOW RISK โ Routine Cloud Infrastructure
Analysis Date: Current
Analyst: IPDebrief Intelligence Team
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## Executive Summary
IP address 167.172.98.182 is a DigitalOcean cloud compute infrastructure endpoint located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The address presents a low-risk profile (score: 25/100) with no active threat indicators. No malicious activity, abuse patterns, or attack signatures detected across all observation periods.
## Technical Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| **ASN** | 14061 (DigitalOcean, Inc.) |
| **Organization** | DigitalOcean |
| **CIDR Block** | 167.172.0.0/16 |
| **Geolocation** | Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany (DE) |
| **Infrastructure Type** | CloudCompute |
| **RIR** | ARIN |
| **Registration** | ARIN |
## Threat Assessment
Risk Score: 25 (Low Risk)
Threat Indicators:
- No active threat indicators detected
- Blacklist count: 0
- Abuse confidence score: Not applicable
- Known attacker: No
- Tor exit node: No
- Proxy service: No
- Spam source: No
Known Campaigns: None identified
Control Plane:
- Operator score: 0.1304 (Minimal)
- DNSBL: Listed on 1 of 8 checks
- Route stability: False
- RPKI state: Not evaluated
## Network Context
Subnet Analysis: 167.172.98.0/24
- Neighboring IPs: 0 (isolated address)
- Abuse density: 0.00
- High-risk siblings: 0
- Medium-risk siblings: 0
- Low-risk siblings: 0
Relationships: Single relationship identified to DigitalOcean network infrastructure.
## Behavioral History
Ten observation signals recorded. Key findings:
- Consistent geolocation: Frankfurt am Main, Germany (confidence 0.70)
- Provider identification: DigitalOcean cloud infrastructure (confidence 0.90)
- Organization: DigitalOcean (confidence 0.95)
- Network classification: Cloud computing environment (confidence 0.90)
No ownership changes detected. No threat persistence observed. Threat observation count: 0.
## Service Enumeration
- Open ports: None detected
- TLS certificates: None detected
- HTTP services: None detected
- Hosted domains: None detected
## Recommended Actions
No firewall rules recommended โ Address exhibits standard cloud infrastructure characteristics with no malicious indicators.
Suggested handling: Allow traffic unless specific application-layer threats are detected. No blocking required based on IP-level intelligence.
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Conclusion: This IP address represents legitimate DigitalOcean cloud hosting infrastructure with no evidence of malicious activity. Routine monitoring appropriate. No immediate action required for SOC operations.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | digitalocean |
| ASN | AS14061 |
| Network Name | DigitalOcean |
| CIDR Block | 167.172.0.0/16 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | US |
| 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 | Hosting โ Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
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 | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| routing | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| reputation | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| geolocation | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 12% | 3 | 3 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-08-12 18:30:24 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-31 17:50:33 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-31 17:50:53 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 19 |
| Total Observations | 22 |
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