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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 172.210.249.152/32

Classification: Moderate Risk Cloud Infrastructure

Generated: 2026-06-21

Risk Score: 65/100

## Executive Summary

IP 172.210.249.152 is a Microsoft Azure cloud compute resource (ASN 8075) with a moderate risk profile. The IP is classified as cloud infrastructure with no open services detected. Despite the cloud environment classification, the IP shows elevated risk indicators including DNSBL listings and control plane anomalies requiring monitoring.

## Ownership and Network Classification

• Organization: Microsoft Azure (Divya Quamara)
• ASN: 8075
• CIDR Block: 172.210.0.0/16
• Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute
• Network Role: Firewalled / No Services
• Geolocation: United States, Virginia (Boydton)
• Routing Origin: 172.208.0.0/13

## Threat Indicators

Current threat assessment shows:

• Known Attacker: No
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Spam Source: No
• Blacklist Count: 0
• Known Campaigns: None
• Abuse Confidence: Not applicable

Anomalous Indicators:

• DNSBL listings: 3 of 8 total lists
• Control plane DNSBL listed count: 3
• 18 timed-out hops in traceroute (28 total hops)
• First hop RTT: 0.2ms (unusually rapid)
• ICMP validation blocked

## Historical Signal Analysis

Observation history reveals temporal signal patterns:

• Recent Signal (2026-06-21): Operator score 0.1304 (Minimal), confidence 0.30
• DNSSEC Status: Validated
• Signal Type 2344 (2026-06-16): Listed on 8 threat feeds with 2 high-severity listings
• Signal Type 15 (2026-06-16): Full dimension coverage across threat, routing, services, ownership, reputation, and geolocation

Persistence Metrics:

• Threat persistence days: 0
• Threat observation count: 0
• Ownership changes: 0

## Neighborhood Assessment

Subnet 172.210.249.0/24 analysis:

• Abuse Density: 0
• Classification: Clean
• Active Siblings: 1
• Threat Siblings: 0
• High-Risk Neighbors: 0
• Medium-Risk Neighbors: 0
• Low-Risk Neighbors: 0

## Network Relationships

The IP has 12 relationship entries, all classified as "Same Network" targeting network value "cloud." No external entity relationships detected.

## Recommended Actions

Immediate Actions:

1. Monitoring: Increase logging verbosity and review recent activity from this IP

- Severity: High (Risk score 65/100)

- Rationale: Elevated risk score warrants enhanced visibility

Firewall Rules:

```

iptables: iptables -A INPUT -s 172.210.249.152 -j DROP

nftables: nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 172.210.249.152 drop

nginx: deny 172.210.249.152;

pfsense: 172.210.249.152/32

Cloudflare WAF: Block IP (expression: ip.src eq 172.210.249.152)

AWS WAF: Block Addresses: 172.210.249.152/32

```

## Intelligence Assessment

This IP represents Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure with moderate risk characteristics. The absence of open services and clean neighborhood profile suggests legitimate cloud usage, but the elevated risk score (65) combined with DNSBL listings warrants continued monitoring. The rapid first-hop RTT and timed-out hops indicate potential routing anomalies.

Priority: Monitor

Recommended Action: Implement firewall blocking with enhanced logging for forensic correlation if activity is observed.

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*Data sourced from IPDebrief Intelligence Platform. All information is based on observed network signals and threat intelligence feeds.*

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