IP 38.32.92.250/32 was associated with Cogent Communications, LLC (ASN 174) and the 38.0.0.0/8 block, maintaining a Low Risk reputation with a risk score of 20. The address was observed as firewalled with no open ports, TLS certificates, or HTTP services detected, and no hosted domains or reverse DNS records were confirmed.
Threat analysis revealed no blacklist listings, known campaigns, or active attacker indicators. The IP was not identified as a spam source or Tor exit node, and behavioral data showed zero honeypot hits or enumeration strikes. Geolocation data indicated Chicago, IL, but validation metrics contradicted the physics of the observed location; the measured RTT of 60.9ms fell below the minimum possible threshold of 156.9ms for the claimed distance of 7845.8km. Overall confidence remained Very Low at 0.125 due to insufficient data and signal contradictions.
The recommendation was Monitor with Low severity, citing the need to observe for changes amidst conflicting geolocation data.
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π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Cogent Communications, LLC |
| ASN | AS174 |
| Network Name | COGENT-A |
| CIDR Block | 38.0.0.0/8 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No β PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 0% (None) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Unknown β Insufficient routing data to classify |
π Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| No open ports detected | |||
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 80, 443, 3389, 8080, 8443 (0 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | β |
| HTTP Title | β |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | β |
| Valid Until | β |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| routing | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| reputation | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| geolocation | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 12% | 3 | 3 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) β 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Low (35%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-12 08:00:02 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-12 08:00:02 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-12 08:08:48 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 19 |
| Total Observations | 19 |
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