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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 34.78.151.236/32

## Executive Summary

IP address 34.78.151.236 is identified as a Google Cloud infrastructure endpoint classified as Low Risk (Risk Score: 15). The IP operates within the 34.78.151.0/24 subnet in St. Ghislain, Belgium, and presents no immediate threat indicators. No actionable security actions are recommended at this time.

## Ownership and Infrastructure

• Organization: Google LLC (ASN 396982)
• Infrastructure Type: Google Cloud Compute
• Network Classification: Cloud Hosting / Firewalled
• Service Status: No open ports detected; no TLS certificates or HTTP services observed
• Network Role: Infrastructure endpoint (not CDN, VPN, proxy, or Tor-related)

## Geolocation

• Country: Belgium (BE)
• Region: Wallonia (WAL)
• City: St. Ghislain
• Coordinates: 50.45°N, 3.82°E
• Location Confidence: High (2 geo sources, consensus validated)

## Network and Control Plane

• BGP Prefix: 34.78.144.0/20
• AS Path: 57866 → 15169 → 396982
• RPKI State: Valid
• IRR Consistency: Match
• Route Stability: Stable (0 route changes in 30 days)
• Operator Classification: Professional (Operator Score: 0.8696)
• DNSSEC: Valid
• DNSBL Listings: 1 out of 8 total lists checked

## DNS Resolution

• PTR Hostname: 236.151.78.34.bc.googleusercontent.com
• Forward Resolution: Confirmed
• Associated Domain: googleusercontent.com
• Email Authentication: SPF and DMARC records present

## Threat Indicators

• Abuse Confidence: Not applicable (cloud infrastructure)
• Blacklist Status: 0 blacklists
• Threat Feeds: No active threat indicators
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No
• Campaign Activity: None detected

## Subnet Neighborhood Analysis

• Subnet: 34.78.151.0/24
• Abuse Density: 0 (mostly clean)
• Total Siblings: 2
• Active Siblings: 2
• Inherited Risk: 5
• Neighbor Risk Distribution: 1 medium-risk IP detected (34.78.151.20, Risk Score: 50)

## Historical Observation Summary

• Total Observations: 36
• Threat Persistence: 0 days (not persistently malicious)
• Recent Signals (June 2026):

- Abuse density trending: 0.5 (June 19)

- Classification: mostly_clean

- Inherited risk: 2-5 range

- Operator score consistently professional

- AlienVault OTX signals detected with threat indicators present

- Geolocation consistently mapped to Brussels/St. Ghislain region

## Recommended Actions

No specific firewall rules or blocking recommendations generated. The IP is classified as low-risk cloud infrastructure with standard Google Cloud operational patterns. Routine monitoring is sufficient.

## SOC Analyst Notes

This IP address represents legitimate Google Cloud infrastructure. The single DNSBL listing and historical threat feed signals are typical for cloud hosting environments and do not indicate malicious activity. Monitor the neighborhood IP 34.78.151.20 (Risk Score: 50) separately as it presents elevated risk. No correlation to active campaigns or known threat actors detected.

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