# Intelligence Briefing: 168.144.160.21
## Overview
The IP address 168.144.160.21 is associated with DigitalOcean, LLC (ASN 14061) and is geolocated to Sydney, Australia. The IP operates within a cloud compute infrastructure environment and maintains a low risk profile with a risk score of 25.
## Ownership and Infrastructure
- Organization: DigitalOcean, LLC
- ASN: 14061
- CIDR Block: 168.144.0.0/16
- Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute (hosting enabled)
- Network Classification: Cloud provider infrastructure with no open services detected
## Risk Assessment
- Risk Score: 25 (Low Risk)
- Abuse Confidence Score: Not assessed
- Blacklist Status: 0 blacklist entries
- Known Threat Indicators: None
- Tor Exit Node: No
- Known Attacker: No
- Spam Source: No
## Network Behavior
- Services: No open ports detected (firewalled/no services)
- DNS Configuration: No forward resolution or PTR records
- Connection Type: Cloud infrastructure
- HTTP/TLS: No services exposed
## Historical Observations
Eighteen total observations recorded with the following key findings:
- Geolocation Signals: Country signals consistently identify AU with moderate confidence (0.35)
- DNSBL Activity: Listed on 1 of 8 DNSBL sources with maximum severity "high"
- Operator Score: 0.1304 (labeled "Minimal")
- Threat Persistence: No persistent threat patterns observed
- Ownership Stability: No ownership changes detected
## Neighborhood Analysis
- Subnet: 168.144.160.0/24
- Abuse Density: 0.0 (mostly clean)
- Total Siblings: 2
- Active Siblings: 2
- Threat Siblings: 1
- Neighbor IP: 168.144.160.201 (Risk Score: 25, Authority Score: 60)
## Relationships
- Network Relationships: 10 relationships identified, all to same network NET-168-144-0.0.0/16
- Hostname Relationships: None
- Organization Relationships: None
- Certificate Relationships: None
## Recommended Actions
No immediate security actions recommended. The IP presents minimal threat indicators and operates within a controlled cloud environment. The single threat sibling in the neighborhood warrants situational awareness but does not require immediate containment.
Summary: 168.144.160.21 is a low-risk DigitalOcean cloud infrastructure IP with no active threat indicators. Monitor neighborhood IP 168.144.160.201 for related activity.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | DigitalOcean, LLC |
| ASN | AS14061 |
| Network Name | NET-168-144-0-0-1 |
| CIDR Block | 168.144.0.0/16 |
| 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 | Web Server |
| Network Tier | Hosting โ Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
๐ Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | http | tcp | โ |
| 443 | https | tcp | โ |
| 22 | ssh | tcp | |
| Closed Ports | 25, 3389, 8080, 8443 (3 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | Caddy |
| HTTP Title | โ |
| SSH Version | SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_9.6p1 Ubuntu-3ubuntu13.18 |
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 | 35% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 17% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 23% | 10 | 15 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-07-26 21:27:55 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-12 21:00:04 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-12 21:16:10 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 18 |
| Total Observations | 19 |
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