IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING
Target: 68.183.88.172/32
Classification: Cloud Infrastructure IP
Date: 2026-06-21
Risk Assessment: LOW RISK (Score: 25)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Target IP 68.183.88.172 is a DigitalOcean cloud compute instance located in Bengaluru, India. The IP demonstrates low overall risk with no active threat indicators, no open services, and minimal malicious activity history. Observed proxy/VPN classification in recent scans warrants monitoring but does not constitute confirmed malicious behavior.
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OWNERSHIP & INFRASTRUCTURE
- Organization: DigitalOcean, LLC (ASN 14061)
- Network: DIGITALOCEAN-68-183-0-0 / 68.183.0.0/16
- Geolocation: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (IN)
- Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute (hosting enabled)
- Control Plane: BGP prefix 68.183.80.0/20, stable route origin
NETWORK CLASSIFICATION
- Cloud Provider: Yes (DigitalOcean)
- CDN/Proxy/VPN: No (proxy indicators present in scans only)
- Tor Exit Node: No
- Known Attacker: No
- Spam Source: No
- Blacklist Status: 0 lists (single historical DNSBL listing in control plane data)
THREAT ASSESSMENT
- Risk Score: 25/100 (Low)
- Abuse Confidence: Not applicable (no active abuse)
- Threat Persistence: 0 days
- Observation Count: 1 historical threat observation
- Persistently Malicious: No
SERVICE FINGERPRINTING
- Open Ports: None detected
- TLS Certificate: Not present
- HTTP Title: Not resolved
- DNS PTR: Not configured
- Forward Resolution: 0 hostnames
- Email Auth: No SPF/DMARC records
OBSERVATION HISTORY (17 total signals)
Recent Activity:
- 2026-06-21: Risk score 66, classified as VPN/proxy by proxycheck-io
- 2026-06-16: Ownership stability confirmed, subnet analysis completed
- Historical signals indicate limited persistence with single threat observation
Key Findings:
- No evidence of persistent malicious activity
- Proxy detection appears isolated to third-party scanning services
- No correlation with known attack campaigns
NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS (68.183.88.0/24)
- Abuse Density: 0 (clean)
- Classification: Mostly clean
- Inherited Risk: 2/100 (minimal)
- Sibling IPs: 1 total, 0 active, 0 threat siblings
- Risk Distribution: High: 0, Medium: 0, Low: 0
RELATIONSHIP GRAPH
- 10 relationships identified (all Same Network type)
- All relationships point to DIGITALOCEAN-68-183-0-0 network block
- No external entity correlations detected
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ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE
SOC Recommendations:
1. MONITOR: No immediate action required. Standard cloud IP monitoring applies.
2. CONTEXT: Recent proxy classification (2026-06-21) appears to be scanning artifact, not confirmed abuse.
3. THRESHOLD: If this IP begins showing port scans, brute force attempts, or DDoS activity, escalate to threat analysis.
4. MITIGATION: No blocking recommended. If traffic patterns change, review firewall rules.
Firewall Rules: None required at this time.
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Analyst Notes: This is a legitimate DigitalOcean cloud infrastructure IP with clean neighborhood context. The single historical threat observation and recent proxy classification do not indicate active malicious use. Treat as benign cloud IP unless behavioral changes occur.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | DigitalOcean, LLC |
| ASN | AS14061 |
| Network Name | DIGITALOCEAN-68-183-0-0 |
| CIDR Block | 68.183.0.0/16 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No โ PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
๐ DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 20% (Poor) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
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 | |||
| 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 | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 35% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 21% | 9 | 14 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-26 00:51:09 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-29 02:36:31 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 02:38:37 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 19 |
| Total Observations | 21 |
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