72.83.166.251
Intelligence analysis identified 72.83.166.251 as an asset assigned to Verizon Business (ASN 701). The IP resided within the 72.73.128.0/17 block, geolocated to Hyattsville, MD. Reputation assessment assigned a risk score of 25 (Low Risk).
Technical scanning revealed no open ports or active services, classified as "Firewalled / No Services." DNS records resolved the address to pool-72-83-166-251.washdc.east.verizon.net. Behavioral tracking recorded zero honeypot hits, WAF violations, or total incidents.
Threat attribution tagged the host as a "Suspicious Host" with associated confidence labeled "Very Low" (0.1667). A control plane check indicated one listing out of eight total DNSBLs. However, geo-validation flagged a contradiction between the claimed location and RTT physics measurements (27ms observed versus 125.7ms minimum possible for the distance).
The overall recommendation was to Monitor the asset due to signal contradictions, with a severity rating of low.
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🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Verizon Business |
| ASN | AS701 |
| Network Name | VIS-72-64 |
| CIDR Block | 72.73.128.0/17 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | pool-72-83-166-251.washdc.east.verizon.net |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes — FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | pool-72-83-166-251.washdc.east.verizon.net |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 60% (Good) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Unknown — Insufficient routing data to classify |
🔌 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 | — |
| HTTP Title | — |
🔐 TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | — |
| Valid Until | — |
🎯 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 | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| reputation | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| geolocation | 25% | 1 | 1 |
| Overall | 16% | 4 | 4 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Moderate (55%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-16 01:21:23 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-16 01:21:23 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-16 01:33:01 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 18 |
| Total Observations | 18 |
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