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## INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 173.234.227.195/32

Classification: Moderate Risk (Score: 50) | Status: Active Monitoring Recommended

Executive Summary

IP 173.234.227.195 is a hosting infrastructure address located in Dallas, TX, operated by Leaseweb USA, Inc. (ASN 394380) under the Choopa/GameServers network role. The IP is firewalled with no services detected and is not listed as a known attacker, spam source, or Tor exit node. However, the IP resides within a /24 subnet exhibiting critically high abuse density (94.53%), with 242 of 205 active sibling IPs flagged as threats.

Technical Profile

Threat Context

The IP is embedded within a high-abuse density subnet (173.234.227.0/24):

• Subnet Abuse Density: 94.53%
• Classification: High Abuse
• Active Siblings: 205
• Threat Siblings: 242
• Inherited Risk Score: 37

The neighborhood environment suggests this IP is part of a compromised hosting environment or is being utilized in conjunction with malicious peers.

Historical Observations

Forty-two observations recorded with consistent "Minimal" operator scoring (0.1304). No escalation in threat indicators detected over the observation period. DNSSEC validation confirmed.

Recommended Security Actions

The following rules are recommended for implementation:

iptables:

```bash

iptables -A INPUT -s 173.234.227.195 -j DROP

```

nftables:

```bash

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 173.234.227.195 drop

```

nginx:

```nginx

deny 173.234.227.195;

```

Cloudflare WAF:

```json

{

"description": "Block 173.234.227.195 — IPDebrief risk score 50",

"action": "block",

"filter": {"expression": "ip.src eq 173.234.227.195"}

}

```

AWS WAF:

```json

{

"Addresses": ["173.234.227.195/32"],

"Description": "IPDebrief risk 50"

}

```

Analyst Notes

Despite the moderate individual risk score, the IP's subnet context (94.53% abuse density) warrants defensive postures. The hosting nature of the infrastructure combined with the neighborhood threat profile suggests elevated likelihood of lateral movement or compromised peer exploitation. Monitor for any service activation or DNS resolution activity from this IP.

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