196.25.253.242
IP Intelligence Dossier
Your IP: 216.73.216.123
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IP Intelligence Briefing: 196.25.253.242
Date: 2026-06-02
1. Core Profile
- Risk Rating: Moderate (Risk Score: 40)
- Ownership: Registered to Pieter Bezuidenhout (ASN 5713, AfriNIC).
- Geolocation: South Africa (ZA), Gauteng region. Plausible geolocation with ~9,213 km distance from probe, high RTT (276.8ms).
- Network Role: Firewalled / No Services. Subnet 196.25.253.0/24 (abuse density: 1, mostly clean).
2. Threat & Behavior
- Threat Indicators: No malicious indicators, spam, or known attacker associations.
- DNS: Resolves to sainet-internet-gw.telkom-ipnet.co.za (Telkom ISP). SPF/DKIM records present.
- Services: No open ports, TLS, or HTTP services detected.
3. Observation History
- Recent Activity: Single observation (2026-06-02) with moderate confidence.
- Geolocation Trends: High RTT and long distance suggest potential spoofing or residential/mobile network.
- Network Stability: Subnet shows low abuse density, but 1 of 1 sibling IPs has inherited risk.
4. Relationships
- DNS Associations: Linked to sainet-internet-gw.telkom-ipnet.co.za (repeated 18 times).
- Network Connections: Same /24 subnet (196.25.253.0/24).
5. Neighborhood
- Subnet Analysis: No active neighbors detected. Subnet classified as "mostly clean" with low abuse density.
6. Recommendations
- Monitoring: Track changes in threat indicators or DNS behavior.
- Network Segmentation: Isolate this subnet if it contains sensitive assets.
- Verify DNS: Confirm legitimacy of sainet-internet-gw.telkom-ipnet.co.za with Telkom or domain owner.
Conclusion:
The IP is associated with a residential or small business network in South Africa. No active threats detected, but its geolocation and network configuration warrant closer monitoring. No immediate mitigation required, but maintain vigilance for anomalies.
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🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Pieter Bezuidenhout |
| ASN | AS5713 |
| Network Name | 196.25.253.0 - 196.25.253.255 |
| CIDR Block | 196.25.253.0/24 |
| RIR | AFRINIC |
| Country | ZA |
| Abuse Contact | — |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | sainet-internet-gw.telkom-ipnet.co.za |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | sainet-internet-gw.telkom-ipnet.co.za |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 60% (Good) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Web Server |
| Network Tier | Unknown — Insufficient routing data to classify |
🔌 Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 443 | https | tcp | — |
| 22 | ssh | tcp | — |
| Closed Ports | 25, 80, 3389, 8080, 8443 (2 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | — |
| HTTP Title | — |
🔐 TLS Certificate
No certificate
Issued by —
N/A
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | — |
| Valid Until | — |
🎯 Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| reputation | 24% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 30% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 20% | 9 | 13 |
Coverage: 6/6 dimensions · Data sufficiency: sufficient
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-07 23:04:05 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-26 18:11:01 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-26 19:18:11 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 20 |
| Total Observations | 20 |
🔍 20 signal types · 20 observations collected
This report is generated from 20+ independent intelligence signals including
ownership records, DNS analysis, BGP routing, TLS certificates, port scanning, threat feeds,
behavioral fingerprinting, and more.
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