IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 172.70.250.101/32
Executive Summary
IP address 172.70.250.101 belongs to Cloudflare, Inc. (ASN 13335, CLOUDFLARENET) and is geolocated to Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The IP presents a moderate risk profile (score: 50) with no direct threat indicators. The IP operates as Cloudflare CDN infrastructure with no open services detected. Neighborhood analysis shows the /24 subnet has low-to-moderate abuse density (0.3333) with 3 sibling IPs.
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Ownership & Infrastructure
- Organization: Cloudflare, Inc.
- ASN: 13335
- Network Block: 172.64.0.0/13
- Infrastructure Type: Content Delivery Network (CDN)
- Service Status: Firewalled / No Services Detected
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Risk Assessment
| Metric | Value | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Risk Score | 50 | Moderate |
| Abuse Confidence | N/A | Not applicable |
| Blacklist Count | 0 | Clean |
| Tor Exit Node | No | N/A |
| Known Attacker | No | N/A |
| Spam Source | No | N/A |
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Threat Indicators
- Direct threat indicators: None observed
- Known campaigns: None correlated
- Threat feeds: No matches
- Pulsedive risk: Not reported
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Geolocation & Network Behavior
- Country: Germany (DE)
- Region: Hesse
- City: Frankfurt am Main
- RTT Metrics: Min 103ms, Avg 104.2ms, Max 108ms
- Distance Claimed: 296.5km
- Geo Plausible: Yes
- Traceroute: 11 hops, 2 timed out, transit through Comcast
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DNS & Service Analysis
- Open ports: None detected
- TLS certificates: None
- Hosted domains: 0
- Email authentication: Not configured
- Forward resolution: 0 hostnames
- PTR records: None
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Neighborhood Analysis (172.70.250.0/24)
- Total siblings: 3
- Active siblings: 1
- Threat siblings: 1
- Abuse density: 0.3333 (33.3%)
- Classification: Mostly clean
- Neighbor risk distribution: 1 high, 1 medium, 1 low risk
Notable neighbors:
- 172.70.250.34: Risk 25, Authority 85
- 172.70.250.100: Risk 50, Authority 85
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Observation History
19 total observations recorded. Recent activity (2026-08-06) includes:
- Network traceroute analysis
- Port scanning activity
- Geo validation probes
- Subnet abuse density measurements
No evidence of threat persistence or escalating malicious behavior.
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Relationship Graph
All 5 relationship entries map to CLOUDFLARENET network infrastructure. No external relationships to organizations, hostnames, or certificates detected.
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Recommended Actions
| Platform | Configuration |
|---|---|
| **iptables** | `iptables -A INPUT -s 172.70.250.101 -j DROP` |
| **nftables** | `nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 172.70.250.101 drop` |
| **nginx** | `deny 172.70.250.101;` |
| **pfSense** | `172.70.250.101/32` |
| **Cloudflare WAF** | Block with expression `ip.src eq 172.70.250.101` |
| **AWS WAF** | `Addresses: ["172.70.250.101/32"]` |
Risk Context for Action: While the moderate risk score (50) and neighborhood abuse density suggest blocking, this is a legitimate Cloudflare CDN IP. Blocking may impact legitimate CDN traffic. Recommend correlating with local threat context and verifying if this IP is being used for legitimate purposes in your environment.
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Analyst Notes
- This IP represents Cloudflare CDN infrastructure, commonly used for legitimate web traffic acceleration and DDoS mitigation
- No direct evidence of malicious activity on this specific IP
- Subnet-level abuse density warrants monitoring but does not confirm malicious use of this IP
- Consider whitelisting if this IP is legitimately routing traffic to your infrastructure
- Monitor for any changes in behavior or additional threat indicators
*Report generated: 2026-08-06*
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Cloudflare, Inc. |
| ASN | AS13335 |
| Network Name | CLOUDFLARENET |
| CIDR Block | 172.64.0.0/13 |
| 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 | 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 | 35% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 17% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 24% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 35% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 17% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 35% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 27% | 10 | 14 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-08-06 06:39:46 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-13 08:40:45 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-13 09:28:29 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 21 |
| Total Observations | 27 |
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