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# IPDEBRIEF INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

Target IP: 173.234.225.154/32

Date: 2026-06-19

Classification: Moderate Risk (Score: 50)

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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP 173.234.225.154 is a moderate-risk address (Risk Score: 50) belonging to Leaseweb USA, Inc. (ASN 394380) in Dallas, TX. The IP is classified as a colocation hosting facility under the Choopa/GameServers provider classification. While no active threat indicators are present, the subnet exhibits high abuse density (0.8438) with 216 of 256 sibling IPs flagged as threats. No open services are detected; the IP appears to be firewalled with no active services.

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## OWNERSHIP & INFRASTRUCTURE

Network Classification: Provider infrastructure with hosting capabilities. No cloud, CDN, VPN, proxy, or Tor characteristics detected.

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## THREAT ASSESSMENT

Current Risk Profile:

• Risk Score: 50 (Moderate)
• Abuse Confidence Score: Not available
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Blacklist Count: 0 (DNSBL: 2 of 8 total lists)
• Threat Persistence: 0 days (not persistently malicious)

Threat Indicators: None currently active. No known campaigns or correlated IPs detected.

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## NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS

Subnet: 173.234.225.0/24

Abuse Density: 0.8438 (High)

Total Siblings: 256

Active Siblings: 184

Threat Siblings: 216

Inherited Risk Score: 33

Risk Distribution:

• High Risk: 0%
• Medium Risk: 100%
• Low Risk: 0%

The subnet demonstrates consistent medium-risk classification across all analyzed neighbors, indicating this is an abuse-prone hosting environment. The high abuse density suggests elevated risk when accepting traffic from this /24.

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## SERVICE ANALYSIS

Services Detected: None

Open Ports: None

TLS Certificate: None

HTTP Title: None

Service Purpose: Firewalled / No Services

The target IP is not actively serving applications or hosting services. This is typical for infrastructure IPs that may be used for management, monitoring, or administrative functions.

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## OBSERVATION HISTORY

Total Observations: 43 signals

Recent Activity:

• 2026-06-19 08:11:37 UTC: ASN confirmation (Leaseweb USA, Inc.)
• 2026-06-19 02:27:07 UTC: Operator score 0.3913 (Basic)
• 2026-06-18 19:53:46 UTC: Operator score 0.3913 (Basic)
• 2026-06-18 13:43:51 UTC: Operator score 0.3913 (Basic)

Temporal Analysis: No ownership changes detected. Threat observation count remains at zero. The IP maintains stable routing with zero route changes in the past 30 days.

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## RELATIONSHIP GRAPH

Total Relationships: 115

Primary Relationship Type: Same Network (LU-79)

Multiple network relationships exist within the same /24 subnet. No external organizational or certificate relationships were identified in the relationship graph.

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## RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

Based on the moderate-risk profile and high-abuse subnet context, the following defensive measures are recommended:

Recommended Action: Block/DROP

Firewall Rules:

• iptables: `iptables -A INPUT -s 173.234.225.154 -j DROP`
• nftables: `nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 173.234.225.154 drop`
• nginx: `deny 173.234.225.154;`
• pfSense: Add block rule for `173.234.225.154/32`
• Cloudflare WAF: Block with description "IPDebrief risk 50"
• AWS WAF: Add `173.234.225.154/32` to block list

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## ANALYST NOTES

1. Subnet Context: The 173.234.225.0/24 subnet shows elevated abuse density. Consider implementing broader subnet-level filtering policies for this /24 if threat volume warrants it.

2. Infrastructure Classification: As a colocation hosting facility, this IP may be legitimately used by hosting customers. However, the high abuse density suggests increased scrutiny is warranted.

3. Service State: No active services detected. If inbound connections are expected, verify the intended use case. If none, the IP may be dormant or used for passive functions.

4. Risk Evolution: Historical data shows consistent risk levels with no escalation pattern. The IP is not showing signs of becoming more malicious over time.

5. Mitigation Priority: Given the subnet's abuse density, implement the recommended blocking rules

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SOC Analyst Considerations:

1. Subnet Context: The 173.234.225.0/24 subnet shows elevated abuse density. Consider implementing broader subnet-level filtering policies for this /24 if threat volume warrants it.

2. Infrastructure Classification: As a colocation hosting facility, this IP may be legitimately used by hosting customers. However, the high abuse density suggests increased scrutiny is warranted.

3. Service State: No active services detected. If inbound connections are expected, verify the intended use case. If none, the IP may be dormant or used for passive functions.

4. Risk Evolution: Historical data shows consistent risk levels with no escalation pattern. The IP is not showing signs of becoming more malicious over time.

5. Mitigation Priority: Given the subnet's abuse density, implement the recommended blocking rules with monitoring for false positives.

6. Alerting Threshold: Set up monitoring for any new threat indicators emerging from this IP. Current absence of known campaigns or attack signatures is notable but does not eliminate risk entirely.

7. Correlation Requirements: No correlated IPs or CERT matches identified. If this IP begins generating suspicious traffic patterns, investigate potential lateral movement or command-and-control activity.

8. Geographic Validation: ICMP validation failed due to ICMP blocking. Geographic coordinates show 7,997.4 km distance from validation point. Consider additional validation if location accuracy is required for incident response.

END OF INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

Report Generated: 2026-06-19

Source: IPDebrief Automated Analysis

Classification: Threat Intelligence - Internal Use

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