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IP Intelligence Briefing: 23.33.40.18/32

Infrastructure Overview

The target IP was identified within the infrastructure of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (ASN 20940). The asset operated as a Content Delivery Network (CDN) provider, listening on ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS). The system banner indicated a server response from AkamaiGHost. Ownership was registered under the AKAMAI netname in the ARIN registry.

Reputation and Threat Profile

The IP was classified with a Low Risk reputation score of 25. While the overview labeled the threat risk as low, the system tagged the host as a "Suspicious Host" under the threat actor classification. No specific known campaigns or active attacker classifications were recorded. One DNS blacklist listing was observed out of a total of eight lists. The DNS hygiene score was rated Poor (20) due to the absence of SPF and DMARC records.

Geolocation Validation

Geolocation data indicated a location in Manassas, Virginia, US. However, validation procedures identified a physical contradiction in the data. The claimed distance of 5968 kilometers contradicted the observed Round Trip Time (RTT) of 23 milliseconds, which is physically impossible for the stated distance.

Network Neighborhood

The IP was analyzed within the 23.33.40.0/24 subnet. The neighborhood classification was "mostly_clean" with an abuse density of 0.102. There were 49 active siblings in the subnet, of which 5 were identified as threats.

Observations and Recommendation

Signals for this IP were observed between 22 September 2026 and 24 September 2026. No WAF violations, honeypot hits, or enumeration strikes were detected. Due to the presence of signal contradictions and the single DNSBL listing, the recommended action was to monitor for changes. No specific firewall rules were required at the time of analysis.

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