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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 34.55.182.50

## Executive Summary

IP address 34.55.182.50 is a Google Cloud infrastructure host classified as Moderate Risk (Risk Score: 50). The IP belongs to Google LLC (ASN: 396982) within the GOOGL-2 network block and is geolocated to Council Bluffs, Iowa. While no active threat indicators or known campaigns were detected, the IP presents an exposed SSH service and is listed on 2 of 8 DNSBLs. No blocking is recommended at this time without additional contextual signals.

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## Infrastructure Profile

• Organization: Google LLC
• ASN: 396982
• Network: GOOGL-2
• CIDR Block: 34.55.0.0/16
• Network Role: Google Cloud Compute / Single-Service Host
• Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute
• Status: Active Cloud Infrastructure

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## Geolocation Analysis

• Reported Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa, US
• Geolocation Confidence: Low
• Critical Finding: RTT-based distance validation failed. Measured RTT of 56ms is significantly below the minimum possible 144.4ms for the reported 7,219km distance, indicating the geolocation claim is implausible. The IP's true physical location is likely different from the reported coordinates.

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## Network Services

• Open Ports: 22/tcp (SSH)
• SSH Banner: SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_9.6p1 Ubuntu-3ubuntu13.18
• DNS Resolutions: 50.182.55.34.bc.googleusercontent.com
• Domain: googleusercontent.com
• Email Authentication: SPF and DMARC records present

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## Threat Assessment

• Overall Risk Score: 50 (Moderate)
• Threat Indicators: None detected
• Known Campaigns: None
• Blacklist Count: 0
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No
• DNSBL Listings: 2 of 8 lists

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## Observation History

Eighteen signals observed. Recent observations (August 6, 2026) confirm:

• No ownership changes detected
• No persistent threat activity
• Operator score: 0.3478 (Basic classification)
• No correlated IPs in campaigns

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## Network Neighborhood

• Subnet: 34.55.182.0/24
• Abuse Density: 0%
• Threat Siblings: 0
• Classification: Single IP exposure

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## Recommended Actions

Based on the moderate risk profile and exposed SSH service, the following firewall rules may be considered:

iptables:

```

iptables -A INPUT -s 34.55.182.50 -j DROP

```

nftables:

```

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 34.55.182.50 drop

```

nginx:

```

deny 34.55.182.50;

```

Cloudflare WAF:

```json

{

"description": "Block 34.55.182.50 — IPDebrief risk score 50",

"action": "block",

"filter": {

"expression": "ip.src eq 34.55.182.50"

}

}

```

AWS WAF:

```json

{

"Addresses": ["34.55.182.50/32"],

"Description": "IPDebrief risk 50"

}

```

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## Intelligence Notes

• Risk Context: The IP is classified as Moderate Risk but contains no active threat indicators. The risk score likely reflects the combination of exposed SSH service and DNSBL listings.
• Operational Environment: This is legitimate Google Cloud infrastructure, commonly used for web hosting and application services.
• Action Recommendation: Monitor rather than block immediately. The IP shows no malicious behavior. Consider blocking only if there are additional contextual signals (e.g., observed exploitation attempts, known malicious activity from this IP in your environment).
• Geolocation Caution: The reported Iowa location is unreliable per RTT analysis. Do not use geolocation data for decision-making.

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*Report generated from IPDebrief Intelligence Platform. Data current as of August 6, 2026.*

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