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# IP Intelligence Briefing: 41.23.71.250/32

## Executive Summary

IP address 41.23.71.250 presents a Low Risk profile with a risk score of 0. The address is classified as clean with no threat indicators, no blacklist entries, and no observed malicious activity. No immediate action is recommended.

## Risk Assessment

## Ownership & Registration

• ASN: 36994
• Organization: Jacques Hendricks
• CIDR Block: 41.23.0.0/16
• RIR: AFIRNIC (African Network Information Center)
• Netname: 41.23.0.0 - 41.23.255.255

## Geolocation

• Country: South Africa (ZA)
• Region: Western Cape
• City: Cape Town
• Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
• Accuracy Radius: 800 km

## Network Characteristics

• Network Role: Mobile Residential
• Carrier: Vodacom Group Ltd. (Vodacom)
• Technology: LTE/5G
• Mobile Carrier: Yes (MCC 655, MNC 01)
• Connection Type: Firewalled / No Services
• Open Ports: None detected
• DNSSEC Valid: Yes

## DNS Analysis

• PTR Hostname: vc-41-23-71-250.umts.vodacom.co.za
• Forward Resolution: Confirmed
• Forward Hostnames: vc-41-23-71-250.umts.vodacom.co.za
• Hosted Domain Count: 0
• SPF Record: Present
• DMARC Record: Present

## Threat Indicators

• Tor Exit Node: No
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No
• Known Campaigns: None
• Threat Feeds: None
• Cert Matches: 0
• Correlated IPs: 0

## Subnet Analysis (41.23.71.0/24)

• Abuse Density: 0 (Clean)
• Active Siblings: 0
• Threat Siblings: 0
• Total Siblings: 1
• Inherited Risk: 0

## Control Plane Data

• BGP Prefix: 41.23.0.0/16
• Route Stability: False
• Route Changes (30d): 0
• MoAS: No
• DNSBL Listed: 0 lists

## Historical Observation

Sixteen observations recorded between 2026-07-24. Signals consistently indicate:

• Classification: Clean
• Abuse Density: 0
• Inherited Risk: 0
• Geolocation: South Africa (Western Cape, Cape Town)
• Ownership: Jacques Hendricks (41.23.0.0/16)
• Ownership Changes: 0
• Threat Persistence: None
• Persistently Malicious: False

## Relationship Graph

Seven relationships identified:

• DNS Associations: vc-41-23-71-250.umts.vodacom.co.za (3 instances)
• Network Associations: 41.23.0.0 - 41.23.255.255 (4 instances)

## Recommended Actions

No security actions recommended. The IP demonstrates no malicious behavior patterns and is classified as low-risk residential/mobile infrastructure.

## Intelligence Narrative

IP 41.23.71.250 is a clean residential mobile address assigned to Vodacom in Cape Town, South Africa. The address resolves to a Vodacom UMTS hostname and operates with no open services, indicating it is likely a consumer mobile device rather than server infrastructure. Ownership traces to Jacques Hendricks within the 41.23.0.0/16 block registered with AFIRNIC. Historical signals show consistent clean classification with no threat indicators, blacklist entries, or campaign associations. The subnet exhibits zero abuse density with no threat siblings. No firewall rules or blocking actions are warranted based on current intelligence.

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*Report generated: 2026-07-24 | Data Source: IPDebrief Intelligence Platform*

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