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# IPDEBRIEF INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

Target: 34.52.221.98/32

Classification: Low Risk - Cloud Infrastructure

Date: Current

## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP 34.52.221.98 is a low-risk Google Cloud Compute instance operating from Belgium. The IP shows professional-grade routing characteristics with stable BGP announcements and no persistent malicious indicators. Neighborhood analysis indicates minimal abuse density within the /24 subnet.

## INFRASTRUCTURE PROFILE

Ownership: Google LLC (ASN 396982)

Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute (Google Cloud Platform)

Network Role: Single-Service Host

Geolocation: St. Ghislain, Walloon Region, Belgium (BE)

CIDR Block: 34.52.221.0/24

## NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS

BGP Origin: 34.52.128.0/17

AS Path: 57866 → 15169 → 396982

RPKI Validation: Valid

Route Stability: Stable (0 route changes in 30 days)

Operator Score: 0.8696 (Professional)

DNSBL Status: Listed on 1 of 8 threat feeds (non-critical)

Resolved Hostnames: 98.221.52.34.bc.googleusercontent.com

DNS Forward Confirmation: Confirmed

Email Authentication: SPF and DMARC records present

## SERVICE EXPOSURE

Open Ports:

• TCP/22 (SSH): OpenSSH 9.6p1 r4

TLS/TLS Certificate: Not deployed

HTTP Services: No HTTP activity detected

## THREAT ASSESSMENT

Overall Risk Score: 15/100 (Low Risk)

Abuse Confidence Score: Not applicable

Known Attacker Status: False

Spam Source Status: False

Tor Exit Node: False

Threat Persistence: None observed

Campaign Correlation: None detected

Key Risk Indicators:

• Single threat sibling identified in /24 neighborhood
• 1 DNSBL listing (requires context for impact assessment)
• SSH service exposure (common for cloud workloads)

## OBSERVATION HISTORY

Total Observations: 35 signals recorded

Recent Activity: Signals observed through June 2026

Operator Classification: Professional (consistent routing behavior)

Geolocation Consensus: Validated across multiple sources

Malicious Activity Timeline: No persistent threats detected

## NETWORK RELATIONSHIPS

Total Relationships: 308 associations identified

DNS Associations: Multiple hostnames under googleusercontent.com domain

Network Affiliation: GOOGL-2 network segment

Certificate Associations: None

## SUBNET ANALYSIS (34.52.221.0/24)

Abuse Density: 1 (Low)

Classification: Mostly Clean

Inherited Risk Score: 2

Active Siblings: 1

Threat Siblings: 1 (low-severity)

## RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOC ANALYSTS

1. Monitor SSH Traffic: Standard cloud workload behavior; verify if port 22 usage aligns with expected Google Cloud services

2. DNSBL Verification: Investigate the single DNSBL listing to determine severity and source

3. Baseline Comparison: Use as reference for legitimate Google Cloud Compute traffic patterns

4. No Immediate Action Required: IP exhibits characteristics of legitimate cloud infrastructure

## CONCLUSION

This IP address represents standard Google Cloud Platform infrastructure with professional routing characteristics and no active malicious indicators. The single threat sibling and minimal DNSBL listing warrant contextual review but do not indicate immediate threat. SOC analysts should treat this as low-priority cloud infrastructure with standard monitoring protocols.

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