# IP Threat Intelligence Briefing: 173.239.213.22/32
Classification: Moderate Risk
Date: 2026-07-29
Analyst: IPDebrief SOC Intelligence
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## Executive Summary
IP 173.239.213.22 is a US-based infrastructure address in Atlanta, GA, associated with Clouvider (ASN 62240). The IP presents moderate risk (score 60/100) with evidence of honeypot interactions and DNSBL listings. No active services are detected; the address appears firewalled with no open ports.
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## Key Findings
Geolocation & Ownership
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia, US (America/New_York timezone)
- ASN: 62240 (Clouvider - Clouvider Limited, GB)
- BGP Prefix: 173.239.213.0/24
- Registration: Allocated 2010-05-06 (ARIN)
Risk Indicators
- Overall Risk Score: 60 (Moderate Risk)
- DNSBL Listings: 2 of 8 lists (max severity: high)
- Behavioral Flags: 1 honeypot hit, 1 total incident
- Network Role: Firewalled / No Services
- Active Attacker Status: Confirmed
Network State
- Open Ports: None detected
- DNS Records: No PTR, no forward resolution
- DNSSEC: Valid
- Route Stability: Unstable (isRouteStable: false)
- Honeypot Hits: 1
- Enumeration Strikes: 0
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## Observation History
Recent monitoring (10 observations) shows:
- Current listings: 8 total, 2 active with high severity
- DNSSEC validation: Confirmed
- ASN attribution: Clouvider via team-cymru-dns
- No persistent malicious activity detected
- Risk trajectory: Stable with isolated incidents
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## Neighborhood Analysis
Subnet: 173.239.213.0/24
- Abuse Density: 0 (clean classification)
- Total Siblings: 5 (2 active)
- Risk Distribution: 1 medium, 3 low, 0 high
Neighbor IPs:
| IP | Risk Score | Authority Score |
|---|---|---|
| 173.239.213.41 | 30 | 50 |
| 173.239.213.56 | 60 | 50 |
| 173.239.213.78 | 0 | 50 |
| 173.239.213.87 | 25 | 50 |
No significant threat clusters identified in adjacent addresses.
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## Related Entities
No relationships detected in the relationship graph (0 linked entities).
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## Recommended Actions
Firewall Rules:
- Monitor for inbound connection attempts (honeypot activity recorded)
- Block if traffic shows reconnaissance patterns
- Apply rate limiting for potential automated scanning
SOC Guidance:
- No immediate threat blocking required
- Monitor for service activation on this IP
- Correlate with any alerts from Atlanta-based infrastructure
Priority: Medium β Address shows defensive posture but maintains DNSBL presence
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*Intel generated from IPDebrief automated analysis. Validated against real-time threat feeds.*
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
| Honeypot | Trap endpoint probes | 1 |
π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Unknown |
| ASN | β |
| Network Name | β |
| CIDR Block | β |
| RIR | β |
| Country | β |
| Abuse Contact | β |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No β PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 20% (Poor) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Unknown β Insufficient routing data to classify |
π Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| No open ports detected | |||
| Server | β |
| HTTP Title | β |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | β |
| Valid Until | β |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 17% | 1 | 1 |
| routing | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| services | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| ownership | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| reputation | 17% | 1 | 1 |
| geolocation | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 5% | 2 | 2 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Low (30%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-07-24 07:19:52 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-07-29 21:46:28 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-07-29 21:50:10 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 12 |
| Total Observations | 12 |
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