Intelligence Briefing: 71.8.173.203/32
Observation Period
2026-09-10T02:51:50Z to 2026-09-10T02:59:11Z
Ownership and Network Role
The IP address 71.8.173.203 belongs to Charter Communications LLC (AS20115) within the 71.8.160.0/19 CIDR block. The network role was classified as a Residential Endpoint with a Tier End-User designation.
Threat Assessment
The endpoint carried a Low Risk reputation score of 25. No open ports, server banners, or active threat indicators were detected. Threat indicators arrays remained empty, and the IP was not flagged as a known attacker or spam source. The Threat Actor module categorized the host as Suspicious with a 'suspicious' tag. Control Plane data indicated a single DNSBL listing.
Geolocation and Validation
Geolocation data identified the endpoint in Coos Bay, Oregon, US. A validation contradiction occurred: the claimed distance of 8363km conflicted with the observed RTT of 117ms, which fell below the minimum physical RTT threshold of 167.3ms.
Behavioral Metrics
Behavioral analysis recorded zero honeypot hits, enumeration strikes, or WAF violations. Total incidents were recorded at zero.
Recommendation
Action: Monitor. Severity: Low. The analysis indicated signal contradictions regarding geolocation physics. Data freshness was confirmed as
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π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Charter Communications LLC |
| ASN | AS20115 |
| Network Name | SWN-IL-71-8-160 |
| CIDR Block | 71.8.160.0/19 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR | syn-071-008-173-203.res.spectrum.com |
| Forward Confirmed | No β PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | syn-071-008-173-203.res.spectrum.com |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 40% (Fair) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Residential |
| Service Purpose | Residential Endpoint |
| Network Tier | End-User β Residential ISP endpoint |
π 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 | β |
| HTTP Title | β |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | β |
| Valid Until | β |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| routing | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 35% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 50% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| geolocation | 35% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 28% | 8 | 9 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) β 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Low (35%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-10 02:51:50 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-10 02:51:50 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-10 03:14:02 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 24 |
| Total Observations | 24 |
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