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# INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 44.220.188.68

## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP address 44.220.188.68 is a moderate-risk cloud infrastructure address operated by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Ashburn, VA. The IP demonstrates moderate risk characteristics with a score of 40/100 and is associated with the reposify.net domain infrastructure. While the IP itself shows no active malicious indicators, it resides within a /24 subnet exhibiting elevated abuse density.

## OWNERSHIP & INFRASTRUCTURE

• Organization: Amazon Data Services Northern Virginia
• ASN: 16509 (AMAZON-02)
• BGP Prefix: 44.192.0.0/10
• Geolocation: Ashburn, VA, US (39.04, -77.49)
• Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute (AWS)
• Classification: Cloud hosting, single-service host

## NETWORK ROLE ANALYSIS

The IP functions as a single-service host with DNS resolution to scanner-44-220-188-68.reposify.net. HTTP service (port 80/tcp) is active with server banner identifying "Reposify." The reverse DNS confirms the hostname association. Email authentication includes SPF and DMARC records.

## THREAT INDICATORS

• Risk Score: 40 (Moderate Risk)
• Blacklist Count: 0
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Threat Feeds: None detected
• Campaign Likelihood: None

## NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS

The /24 subnet (44.220.188.0/24) exhibits high abuse classification with an abuse density of 0.5385. Of 39 total sibling IPs, 29 are active with 21 classified as threat siblings. Risk distribution across the subnet shows 38 medium-risk addresses and 3 low-risk addresses. This contextualizes the IP within a moderately abusive cloud subnet.

## OBSERVATION HISTORY

Signal history contains 21 observations with the most recent activity on 2026-06-28. Historical signals include geolocation inference (0.56 confidence), ASN confirmation (16509, 0.85 confidence), subnet abuse density data (0.75 confidence), and network threat assessments (0.85 confidence). No persistent malicious activity detected; threat observation count remains at 1.

## RELATIONSHIP MAPPING

Eighty-nine relationship connections identified, including:

• DNS associations with scanner-44-220-188-68.reposify.net (multiple entries)
• Same network relationships to AMAZON-IAD network
• Control plane routing information via origin ASN 16509

## RECOMMENDED ACTIONS

Based on the moderate risk profile, the following firewall rules are recommended:

iptables:

```

iptables -A INPUT -s 44.220.188.68 -j DROP

```

nftables:

```

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 44.220.188.68 drop

```

Cloudflare WAF:

```

ip.src eq 44.220.188.68 → Block (Risk score 40)

```

AWS WAF:

```

Addresses: ["44.220.188.68/32"]

Description: IPDebrief risk 40

```

## ASSESSMENT NOTES

The IP represents cloud infrastructure that should be evaluated against organizational security policies. While the address itself shows no active malicious indicators, the elevated neighborhood abuse density warrants consideration. The reposify.net domain association suggests potential infrastructure hosting or scanning activity. Recommend combining this signal with additional context before implementing blocking measures, particularly given the moderate risk classification and legitimate cloud provider infrastructure.

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