172.233.89.77
IP Intelligence Dossier
Your IP: 216.73.216.123
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Narrative
The IP address 172.233.89.77 has been identified as a compromised server exhibiting malicious behavior, particularly as a credential-stuffing actor. It has triggered a honeypot trap multiple times, indicating active malicious activity.
Classification Tags
Signal Summary Table
| Category | Finding | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geolocation | US (America/New_York) | Low |
| Ownership | ASN: 63949, RIR: ARIN, Org: Linode | Medium |
| Infrastructure | CloudCompute, Hosting | Medium |
| Threat Lists | Compromised Server, Credential Stuffer | Medium |
| Open Ports | 443, 22, 8080, 3389 | Medium |
| Risk Score | 60 (High) | Medium |
| TLS | No certificates | Low |
| PTR | 172-233-89-77.ip.linodeusercontent.com | Medium |
| FCrDNS | Not confirmed | Low |
| BGP | AS Path: 6939 20940 20940 63949 | Medium |
Notable Findings
- 🚨 Critical: The IP has triggered a honeypot trap multiple times, indicating active credential-stuffing activity.
- ⚠️ Warning: The geolocation sources disagree on the country (US, Japan), leading to low confidence in the geolocation.
- ⚠️ Warning: DNS hygiene is poor with no SPF or DMARC records.
- ℹ️ Info: The IP is part of a mostly clean /24 subnet but has a high abuse density.
Recommended Actions
Block immediately — confirmed honeypot trap triggered and active credential-stuffing activity.
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🛡️ Platform Security History
| Honeypot | Trap endpoint probes | 2 |
Total events: 2
Observed on 2026-05-15
🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Linode |
| ASN | AS63949 |
| Network Name | — |
| CIDR Block | 172.233.64.0/19 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | — |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | 172-233-89-77.ip.linodeusercontent.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes — FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | 172-233-89-77.ip.linodeusercontent.com |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 40% (Fair) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Web Server |
| Network Tier | Tier 3 — Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
🔌 Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 443 | https | tcp | — |
| 22 | ssh | tcp | |
| 8080 | http-alt | tcp | — |
| 3389 | rdp | tcp | — |
| Closed Ports | 25, 80, 8443 (4 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | — |
| HTTP Title | — |
| SSH Version | SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_7.6p1 |
🔐 TLS Certificate
No certificate
Issued by —
N/A
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | — |
| Valid Until | — |
🎯 Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 20% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 27% | 4 | 5 |
| services | 26% | 2 | 3 |
| ownership | 22% | 3 | 4 |
| reputation | 24% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 25% | 14 | 22 |
Coverage: 6/6 dimensions · Data sufficiency: sufficient
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
⚠ Geo sources disagree on country: US, JP
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-15 14:47:19 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 02:39:16 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-28 20:43:29 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 37 |
| Total Observations | 40 |
🔍 37 signal types · 40 observations collected
This report is generated from 37+ independent intelligence signals including
ownership records, DNS analysis, BGP routing, TLS certificates, port scanning, threat feeds,
behavioral fingerprinting, and more.
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ℹ️ About This Report
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