8.228.87.40
IP Intelligence Dossier
Your IP: 216.73.216.123
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IP Intelligence Briefing: 8.228.87.40
Date: 2026-06-09
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**1. Core Profile**
- Risk Score: 25 (Low Risk)
- Ownership: Owned by Google LLC (ASN 396982).
- Geolocation: Ashburn, VA, US (latitude 39.04, longitude -77.49).
- Network Role: Google Cloud Compute instance (CloudHosting, no residential/mobile traffic).
- Threat Indicators: No malicious activity detected (no blacklists, campaigns, or DNS-based threats).
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**2. Observation History**
- Geolocation Consistency: Confirmed via multi-signal inference (2026-06-01).
- ICMP Validation: Blocked by firewall (2026-06-09), preventing direct validation.
- Network Stability: BGP route stability score 0.3478 (Basic operator label).
- DNS Activity: Resolves to `40.87.228.8.bc.googleusercontent.com` (Google Cloud DNS).
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**3. Relationships**
- DNS Associations: Linked to 40.87.228.8.bc.googleusercontent.com (Google Cloud infrastructure).
- Network Peers: Part of subnet GOOGL-2 (Google Cloud network).
- No External Threat Links: No correlated IPs, campaigns, or certificates detected.
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**4. Neighborhood Analysis**
- Subnet: 8.228.87.40/24 (clean classification, abuse density 0).
- Neighbors:
- 8.228.87.251 (riskScore 25, authorityScore 90).
- Risk Context: No malicious siblings detected; subnet is low-risk.
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**5. Actionable Insights**
- No Immediate Threat: The IP is a legitimate Google Cloud instance with no malicious indicators.
- Neighbor Monitoring: 8.228.87.251 has a higher authority score; verify if it belongs to the same organization.
- Firewall Rules: No restrictions needed for this IP, but ensure cloud provider security policies are enforced.
- Long-Term Watch: Monitor for unexpected network changes or new threats in the GOOGL-2 subnet.
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Conclusion: 8.228.87.40 is a low-risk, legitimate Google Cloud asset. No action required, but ongoing monitoring is recommended for network stability and compliance.
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🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Google LLC |
| ASN | AS396982 |
| Network Name | — |
| CIDR Block | — |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | — |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | 40.87.228.8.bc.googleusercontent.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes — FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | 40.87.228.8.bc.googleusercontent.com |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 100% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Present |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting — Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
🔌 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
No certificate
Issued by —
N/A
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | — |
| Valid Until | — |
🎯 Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 22% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 12% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 24% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 26% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 21% | 10 | 16 |
Coverage: 6/6 dimensions · Data sufficiency: sufficient
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-20 17:49:02 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-28 12:29:40 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 06:34:20 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 22 |
| Total Observations | 25 |
🔍 22 signal types · 25 observations collected
This report is generated from 22+ independent intelligence signals including
ownership records, DNS analysis, BGP routing, TLS certificates, port scanning, threat feeds,
behavioral fingerprinting, and more.
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