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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 41.13.250.159

## Executive Summary

IP address 41.13.250.159 is classified as Low Risk with a risk score of 0. The address is part of Vodacom's South African telecommunications infrastructure network and shows no malicious indicators or threat activity.

## Infrastructure Profile

• ASN: AS29975 (Jacques Hendricks)
• Organization: Vodacom (based on PTR hostname umts.vodacom.co.za)
• Network Block: 41.13.224.0/19 (41.13.224.0 - 41.13.255.255)
• Location: Cape Town, South Africa (ZA)
• RIR: AFRINIC

## Technical Characteristics

• Network Role: Firewalled / No Services
• Open Ports: None detected
• DNS PTR: vc-gp-n-41-13-250-159.umts.vodacom.co.za
• Forward Resolution: Confirmed
• Email Authentication: SPF and DMARC configured (records present but null values)
• Control Plane: Route stable, RPKI state unknown, DNSSEC valid

## Threat Assessment

• Abuse Confidence Score: Null (no scoring data)
• Blacklist Count: 0
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Proxy/VPN/CDN: No
• Threat Indicators: None
• Campaign Likelihood: Not detected

## Neighborhood Analysis

The /24 subnet (41.13.250.159/24) shows:

• Abuse Density: 0
• Classification: Clean
• Active Siblings: 0
• Threat Siblings: 0
• Risk Distribution: No high, medium, or low risk neighbors detected

## Historical Activity

Fourteen observations recorded since 2026-07-22. Historical signals indicate:

• Consistent network classification (clean, no malicious activity)
• Stable geolocation (Cape Town, ZA)
• Operator score: 0.2609 (Basic)
• One AlienVault OTX signal with 2 pulse references (likely false positives given overall clean profile)
• No evidence of threat persistence or escalating risk

## Related Entities

• Hostname: vc-gp-n-41-13-250-159.umts.vodacom.co.za
• Network: 41.13.224.0 - 41.13.255.255
• No external certificate, organizational, or IP relationship links detected

## Security Recommendations

No firewall rules or blocking actions recommended. The IP displays characteristics consistent with legitimate telecommunications infrastructure:

1. Allow traffic to/from this IP as it is part of Vodacom's network infrastructure

2. No blocking required based on current threat intelligence

3. Monitor if this IP begins showing unusual activity patterns

4. Verify against your organization's approved carrier IP lists

## Conclusion

This IP address represents legitimate Vodacom network infrastructure in South Africa with no threat indicators. The clean subnet classification, absence of malicious signals, and firewalled/no-service status support treating this as benign network infrastructure. No defensive action is required at this time.

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