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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 198.98.56.118/32

## Executive Summary

IP address 198.98.56.118 is a colocation hosting IP owned by FranTech Solutions (AS53667) located in New York, NY. The IP demonstrates a low-risk profile with no active threat indicators, though it is associated with a subnet containing multiple medium-to-high risk sibling IPs. The IP is firewalled with no open services, reducing immediate exploitation vectors.

## Network Profile

• Organization: FranTech Solutions (BuyVM)
• ASN: 53667 (Frantech/BuyVM)
• Location: New York, NY, United States
• Infrastructure Type: Colocation Hosting
• Network Role: Hosting provider with firewall protections
• Geolocation Confidence: Valid (geoPlausible: true)

## Threat Assessment

• Current Risk Score: 0 (Low Risk)
• Provider/Authority Scores: 0 (neutral)
• Blacklist Status: Currently listed on 8 threat lists with high severity indicators observed in recent monitoring
• Known Campaigns: None detected
• Known Attacker: False
• Tor Exit Node: False
• Spam Source: False
• Abuse Confidence Score: Not available

## Behavioral Indicators

• Service Status: Firewalled with no open ports or active services
• TLS/HTTP: No certificates, no HTTP title, no TLS configuration
• DNS: No PTR records, no forward resolution, 0 hosted domains
• Email Reputation: No email authentication records (SPF/DMARC)

## Neighborhood Analysis (198.98.56.0/24)

• Abuse Density: 0.5 (moderate)
• Total Siblings: 4
• Active Siblings: 2
• Threat Siblings: 2
• Risk Distribution: 0 high-risk, 2 medium-risk, 1 low-risk

Sibling IPs:

## Relationship Graph

The IP maintains 15 network-level relationships, all associated with "PONYNET-06," indicating consistent network infrastructure placement within the Frantech network infrastructure.

## Observation History (18 records)

Recent signal observations indicate:

• June 20, 2026: Listed on 8 blacklists with maximum severity "high" (confidence: 0.85)
• June 9, 2026: Previously listed on 8 blacklists but with zero actual listings (confidence: 0.50)
• DNSSEC: Validated on June 20, 2026 (was invalid on June 9)
• Subnet Classification: Consistently classified as "mostly_clean" with 50% abuse density

## Control Plane Data

• BGP Prefix: 198.98.48.0/20
• Route Stability: Unstable (route changes observed)
• RPKI State: Not validated
• DNSSEC Validation: Invalid

## Recommended Security Actions

Based on the IP's risk profile and neighborhood context, the following actions are recommended:

1. Traffic Analysis: Monitor for connection attempts to this IP, particularly from external networks

2. Blocklist Verification: The IP shows recent high-severity blacklist listings; verify current status before blocking

3. Network Segmentation: Consider isolating this /24 subnet due to the presence of 2 high-risk sibling IPs

4. Geographic Filtering: Evaluate if New York-based hosting requires additional scrutiny based on threat intelligence

5. Log Monitoring: Monitor for any service enumeration attempts or connection anomalies

## Threat Intelligence Narrative

IP 198.98.56.118 operates as a firewalled colocation host with minimal direct threat indicators. However, the subnet environment contains multiple medium-to-high risk sibling IPs (198.98.56.205 and 198.98.56.227 both showing risk score 65). Recent blacklist activity with high severity ratings suggests potential reputation issues, though the current IP remains service-protected. The network infrastructure shows route instability and minimal operator validation, warranting enhanced monitoring. SOC teams should treat inbound connections cautiously while prioritizing investigation of the high-risk sibling IPs within the same subnet.

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*Report generated: [Current Date]*

*Data Source: IPDebrief Intelligence Platform*

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