## IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 51.195.244.56
Date: 2026-06-20
Classification: Moderate Risk (Score: 50/100)
Assigned To: SOC Operations
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IP 51.195.244.56 presents a moderate-risk profile associated with OVH hosting infrastructure in London, GB. The IP is associated with Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro and is DNS-resolved to proxy-uk000-san56.ahrefs.net. While no active threat indicators were detected on this specific IP, the parent subnet (51.195.244.0/24) demonstrates elevated abuse characteristics requiring contextual awareness.
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TECHNICAL PROFILE
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| **IP Address** | 51.195.244.56/32 |
| **Risk Score** | 50 (Moderate Risk) |
| **ASN** | 16276 (OVH) |
| **Organization** | Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro |
| **Location** | London, England, GB |
| **Infrastructure Type** | Cloud / Hosting |
| **DNS Target** | proxy-uk000-san56.ahrefs.net |
| **Service Status** | Firewalled / No Services Detected |
| **Open Ports** | None |
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THREAT INDICATORS
Positive Signals:
- No active threat indicators detected
- Not classified as Tor exit node, VPN, or proxy
- Not flagged as known attacker or spam source
- DNSSEC validation: Valid
- CAA records present
Negative Signals:
- Listed on 2 out of 8 DNSBL sources
- Zero SPF/DMARC email authentication records
- No TLS certificate detected
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NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS (51.195.244.0/24)
The parent subnet exhibits significant abuse concentration:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| **Abuse Density** | 0.7373 (73.73%) |
| **Classification** | High Abuse |
| **Total Siblings** | 255 |
| **Active Siblings** | 203 |
| **Threat Siblings** | 188 |
| **Inherited Risk** | 29/100 |
Risk Distribution: 100 medium-risk neighbors, 0 high/low risk
This elevated neighborhood abuse density suggests the subnet may be leveraged for distributed activities. The target IP carries inherited risk from this environment.
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OBSERVATION HISTORY
Total Observations: 23 signals tracked
Recent Activity:
- Operator Score: 0.2174 (Minimal)
- DNSSEC: Valid
- CAA Records: Present
- Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute (OVH)
- No persistent malicious behavior detected
- Ownership changes: 0
The IP demonstrates stability in ownership and infrastructure classification over the observation period.
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RELATIONSHIP GRAPH
Total Relationships: 39
- 34+ relationships identified as "Same Network" (OVH_282347336)
- No external organization or certificate relationships detected
- Limited interconnection footprint
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RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
Firewall Rules (Deploy with validation):
| Platform | Rule |
|---|---|
| iptables | `iptables -A INPUT -s 51.195.244.56 -j DROP` |
| nftables | `nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 51.195.244.56 drop` |
| nginx | `deny 51.195.244.56;` |
| pfSense | `51.195.244.56/32` |
| Cloudflare WAF | Block (risk score 50) |
| AWS WAF | Address: 51.195.244.56/32 |
Operational Guidance:
1. Review inbound traffic from 51.195.244.0/24 subnet
2. Monitor for patterns across multiple IPs in the /24
3. Consider rate limiting rather than blocking if legitimate traffic is expected
4. Validate against internal threat detection before implementing permanent blocks
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Intelligence Source: IPDebrief Platform
Data Currency: Current (2026-06-20)
Confidence Level: Moderate (based on neighborhood context)
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Ahrefs Pte Ltd Dmytro |
| ASN | AS16276 |
| Network Name | โ |
| CIDR Block | โ |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | โ |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | proxy-uk000-san56.ahrefs.net |
| Forward Confirmed | No โ PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | proxy-uk000-san56.ahrefs.net |
๐ DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 40% (Fair) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Present |
โ๏ธ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting โ Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
๐ 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 | โ |
| HTTP Title | โ |
๐ TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | โ |
| Valid Until | โ |
๐ฏ Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 31% | 2 | 2 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 21% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 20% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 23% | 10 | 13 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-18 03:23:25 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 06:40:39 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 00:45:29 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 21 |
| Total Observations | 25 |
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