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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 172.234.142.7

Classification: Low Risk / Cloud Infrastructure | Date: 2026-07-29

## Executive Summary

IP address 172.234.142.7 is a Linode cloud compute instance located in New York, US (AS63949). Current risk assessment indicates low threat activity with a risk score of 25. No active malicious indicators were observed during the intelligence collection period.

## Technical Profile

Ownership: Linode (Akamai Connected Cloud, SG) | CIDR: 172.232.0.0/13

Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute / Cloud Hosting

Geolocation: United States, New York (America/New_York timezone)

DNS Resolution: 172-234-142-7.ip.linodeusercontent.com (linodeusercontent.com)

Network Classification: Firewalled / No Services Detected

## Threat Indicators

• Risk Score: 25 (Low Risk)
• Blacklist Status: Listed on 1 of 8 DNSBLs (high severity listing)
• Known Threats: None identified
• Campaign Associations: None detected
• Abuse Confidence: Not elevated

Threat Indicators:

• Not a Tor exit node
• Not a known attacker
• Not a spam source
• No active threat feeds flagged

## Historical Behavior

Sixteen observation records collected between 2026-07-29. Historical analysis shows:

• Zero ownership changes observed
• Zero threat persistence days detected
• Zero threat observation count
• DNSSEC validation confirmed as active
• No persistent malicious behavior patterns identified

The IP demonstrates stable ownership characteristics with no evidence of malicious activity over the observation window.

## Network Neighborhood

• Subnet: 172.234.142.7/24
• Abuse Density: 0%
• Threat Siblings: 0
• Active Siblings: 0
• Neighbor Count: 0

No neighboring IPs in the /24 subnet were identified as active or presenting abuse indicators.

## Related Entities

DNS Associations:

• 172-234-142-7.ip.linodeusercontent.com

Network Associations:

• LINODE (Network)

## Recommended Actions

Based on the low-risk profile and lack of malicious activity indicators:

1. Allow Traffic: Standard network traffic permitted

2. Monitoring: Standard log monitoring recommended

3. No Blocking Required: IP does not warrant blocking or rate-limiting

4. DNSBL Monitoring: Monitor for changes in DNSBL listing status

## Intelligence Notes

This IP represents a cloud compute host rather than a dedicated C2 or malicious infrastructure endpoint. The single DNSBL listing appears to be a legacy or false-positive listing with no current threat correlation. No immediate defensive action is required beyond standard operational monitoring.

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