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# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 72.14.182.16

## Executive Summary

IP 72.14.182.16 is classified as Moderate Risk (Score: 40). Analysis indicates this is a legitimate cloud compute infrastructure address hosted on Linode with no active malicious indicators. The risk score reflects cloud hosting classification rather than confirmed threat activity.

## Ownership & Infrastructure

• Provider: Linode (ASN: 63949)
• CIDR Block: 72.14.176.0/20
• Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute / Web Server
• Location: Richardson, Texas, United States
• Network Role: Cloud hosting provider infrastructure

## Network Classification

• Classification: Cloud Compute, Hosting
• Connection Type: Internet-facing web server
• Services: HTTPS (TCP/443)
• DNS: 72-14-182-16.ip.linodeusercontent.com (linodeusercontent.com)

## Threat Assessment

• Risk Score: 40/100 (Moderate)
• Abuse Confidence Score: Not applicable (cloud infrastructure)
• Blacklist Status: 0 entries
• Known Threats: None detected
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No

Threat Indicators

• No threat indicators in profile
• No known campaigns or correlated IPs
• No certificate matches for malicious activity

## Neighborhood Analysis

• Subnet: 72.14.182.16/24
• Abuse Density: 0 (Clean)
• Threat Siblings: 0
• Active Siblings: 1
• Classification: Clean subnet

## Observation History (22 signals)

Recent observations show consistent benign behavior:

• Aug 5, 2026: Connection attempts, DNS resolution confirmed
• Jul 30, 2026: Subnet classified as clean with zero abuse density
• No escalation in threat signals over time
• No persistent malicious patterns detected

## TLS Infrastructure

• Certificate Issuer: Hydra Authentication RSA SubCA #153 (AnchorFree Security Operations)
• Subject: 368bfa05753f
• Certificate Type: Non-self-signed

## Recommended Security Actions

Firewall Rules

The following rules have been generated based on risk profile (40). Consider implementing if additional correlation with threat intelligence confirms suspicious activity:

iptables:

```

iptables -A INPUT -s 72.14.182.16 -j DROP

```

nftables:

```

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 72.14.182.16 drop

```

nginx:

```

deny 72.14.182.16;

```

Cloudflare WAF:

```json

{

"description": "Block 72.14.182.16 — IPDebrief risk score 40",

"action": "block",

"filter": {

"expression": "ip.src eq 72.14.182.16"

}

}

```

AWS WAF:

```json

{

"Addresses": ["72.14.182.16/32"],

"Description": "IPDebrief risk 40"

}

```

SOC Analyst Notes

• No active threat indicators detected
• Moderate risk score attributable to cloud hosting classification
• Subnet shows clean abuse density (0)
• Recommended to monitor rather than block absent additional malicious correlation
• Consider allowing traffic unless specific suspicious activity correlates with this IP

## Intelligence Confidence

High – Data sourced from multiple IPDebrief signal channels with temporal consistency across 22 observations. No contradictory indicators found.

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*Generated: IPDebrief Threat Intelligence Platform*

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