74.98.255.56
Intelligence report for IP 74.98.255.56/32 indicated a Low Risk reputation with a risk score of 25. The address was attributed to Verizon Business (ASN 701) and identified as a Residential Endpoint within the 74.96.0.0/12 CIDR block. Network telemetry confirmed fiber connectivity with no evidence of proxy, CDN, cloud, or hosting infrastructure.
Threat assessments showed no active indicators, known campaigns, or status as a known attacker. Honeypot hits and total incidents were recorded at zero. While the threat profile listed a blacklist count of zero, control plane data noted one DNSBL listing among eight total lists. DNS resolution confirmed the Verizon Fios hostname with forward confirmation enabled.
Geolocation data placed the host in Pittsburgh, PA, yet physics validation flagged a contradiction between the claimed location and RTT measurements (35ms observed vs. minimum 127.1ms required for the distance). Overall analysis confidence was Very Low due to signal contradictions and limited data sufficiency.
The recommended action was Monitor with a severity of Low, citing signal contradictions as the primary reason. No specific firewall rules were required.
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🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Verizon Business |
| ASN | AS701 |
| Network Name | VIS-BLOCK |
| CIDR Block | 74.96.0.0/12 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | pool-74-98-255-56.pitbpa.fios.verizon.net |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes — FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | pool-74-98-255-56.pitbpa.fios.verizon.net |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 60% (Good) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Residential |
| Service Purpose | Residential Endpoint |
| Network Tier | End-User — Residential ISP endpoint |
🔌 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 | 2026-09-14 00:19:19 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-14 00:19:19 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-14 00:35:31 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 19 |
| Total Observations | 19 |
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