174.138.62.156
IP Intelligence Briefing: 174.138.62.156
*Generated via IPDebrief Tools*
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**1. Core Profile**
- Risk Score: Low (25/100) | Provider Score: 0 | Authority Score: 0
- Ownership: Owned by DigitalOcean, LLC (ASN 14061, ARIN-registed)
- Geolocation:
- Claimed: New Jersey, US (latitude 40.8364, longitude -74.1403)
- Validation: Geolocation inconsistencies detected (RTT 24ms < minimum possible 119ms for 5968km distance).
- Network Role:
- Cloud Compute: DigitalOcean-hosted virtual machine.
- Services: No open ports or TLS certificates detected.
- Hosting: Firewalled, no public services (HTTP, DNS, etc.).
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**2. Threat & Behavior**
- Malicious Indicators:
- No DNS, TLS, or service-based threats detected.
- No known attacker, spam, or Tor exit node associations.
- Behavioral Anomalies:
- Geo Validation Violation: RTT metrics suggest potential spoofing or proxy usage.
- Stability: Low stability score (0) due to geolocation inconsistencies.
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**3. Network Relationships**
- Subnet: 174.138.62.156/24
- Neighbors:
- Abuse Density: 0% (clean subnet).
- Active Siblings: 0 (no neighboring IPs detected).
- Relationships:
- Linked to DigitalOcean’s ASN 14061 (174.138.48.0/20).
- No correlated IPs or campaigns detected.
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**4. Temporal & Historical Data**
- Observation History:
- Last 30 days: No persistent threats or ownership changes.
- Geo Plausibility: 0% (distance vs. RTT mismatch).
- Control Plane:
- BGP: Valid DNSSEC, no RPKI violations.
- Routing: Stable route (0 changes in 30 days).
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**5. Recommendations**
- SOC Action:
- Monitor geolocation anomalies (RTT discrepancies).
- Verify cloud instance legitimacy via DigitalOcean portal.
- No immediate mitigation required due to low risk profile.
- Firewall:
- Allow traffic to/from DigitalOcean ASN 14061 (174.138.48.0/20) if necessary.
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Conclusion: 174.138.62.156 is a low-risk DigitalOcean cloud instance with no malicious activity detected. The geolocation anomaly warrants further investigation, but no immediate threat exists.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | DigitalOcean, LLC |
| ASN | AS14061 |
| Network Name | — |
| CIDR Block | — |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | — |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 20% (Poor) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting — Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
🔌 Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| No open ports detected | |||
| Server | — |
| HTTP Title | — |
🔐 TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | — |
| Valid Until | — |
🎯 Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 24% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 24% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 26% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 39% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 21% | 9 | 14 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-15 14:45:23 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 02:23:20 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-28 20:29:48 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 17 |
| Total Observations | 20 |
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