# IP Intelligence Briefing: 40.160.68.124/32
Classification: Low Risk / Legitimate Infrastructure
Date: Current Intelligence Cycle
Status: No Active Threat Indicators
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## Executive Summary
IP address 40.160.68.124 operates within OVH cloud infrastructure and presents low risk characteristics. The address is classified as part of a clean subnet with no observed malicious activity, no blacklist presence, and no threat indicators across all intelligence feeds.
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## Technical Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| **IP Address** | 40.160.68.124 |
| **Risk Score** | 25/100 (Low Risk) |
| **Provider** | OVH (ASN 16276) |
| **Network** | PCI-US-EAST-VA-1 (40.160.68.0/23) |
| **Geolocation** | United States |
| **Infrastructure Type** | Cloud Compute / Hosting |
| **Control Plane** | RPKI Validated |
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## Threat Assessment
Current Indicators:
- No known attacker attribution
- No spam source classification
- No Tor exit node activity
- Zero blacklist entries
- Zero threat feed matches
- No known campaign associations
Service Status:
- No open ports detected
- No active TLS certificates
- No reverse DNS resolution
- No email authentication records (SPF/DMARC)
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## Network Context
Neighborhood Analysis (40.160.68.0/24):
- Abuse Density: 0.0 (Clean)
- Active Threat Siblings: 0
- Classification: Clean
Routing Stability:
- BGP Prefix: 40.160.0.0/17
- Origin ASN: 16276
- RPKI State: Valid
- Route Stability: Stable (1 change in 30 days)
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## Observation History
Timeline Analysis:
- Total Observations: 24
- Recent Activity: 2026-08-05 (most recent signal)
- Threat Persistence: 0 days
- Persistent Malicious Classification: False
Signal Types Observed:
- BGP routing validation (RPKI compliant)
- Ownership stability (no changes detected)
- Network classification consistency
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## Relationships Graph
Connected Entities:
- Network: PCI-US-EAST-VA-1 (3x same network relationships)
- No external organizational relationships
- No associated hostnames or certificates
- No certificate authority matches
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## SOC Action Recommendations
Firewall Policy:
- No immediate blocking required
- Standard cloud provider egress/ingress rules apply
- Monitor for anomalous port scanning or connection attempts
Monitoring Priorities:
- Track for any sudden risk score escalation
- Watch for emergence of blacklist entries
- Monitor neighborhood for abuse density changes
Incident Response:
- No existing incidents require action
- No campaign attribution to support
- No correlated malicious IPs in graph
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Assessment: This IP represents legitimate OVH cloud hosting infrastructure with no malicious indicators. Standard monitoring and baseline firewall rules are sufficient. No defensive actions required beyond normal cloud provider traffic handling.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | OVH (NWK) |
| ASN | AS16276 |
| Network Name | PCI-US-EAST-VA-1 |
| CIDR Block | 40.160.68.0/23 |
| 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 | 20% (Poor) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Tier 3 β Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
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 | 31% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 30% | 3 | 4 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 32% | 3 | 4 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 27% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 28% | 13 | 19 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) β 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-07-25 08:45:31 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-12 19:36:57 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-12 19:45:41 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 27 |
| Total Observations | 28 |
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