IP Intelligence Briefing: 8.229.58.140/32
Executive Summary
IP 8.229.58.140 is a low-risk Google Cloud infrastructure address with no malicious indicators. The IP belongs to Google LLC (ASN 396982) within the GOOGL-2 network block (8.228.0.0/14), geolocated to The Dalles, Oregon, United States. All observed signals indicate legitimate cloud infrastructure activity.
Ownership and Classification
- Organization: Google LLC
- ASN: 396982 (GOOGL-2, 8.228.0.0/14)
- RIR: ARIN
- Infrastructure Type: Google Cloud Platform
- Reputation: Low Risk (Risk Score: 0)
- Classification: Provider/Infrastructure IP
Network and Geolocation
- Location: The Dalles, Oregon, US (Latitude: 45.6, Longitude: -121.18)
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Geolocation Consensus: Validated across multiple sources
- Geographic Plausibility: Confirmed
DNS and Resolution
- PTR Record: 140.58.229.8.bc.googleusercontent.com
- Forward Resolution: Confirmed to bc.googleusercontent.com domain
- Email Authentication: SPF and DMARC records present
- Certificate Authority Authorization (CAA): Validated
Threat Intelligence
- Abuse Confidence Score: None detected
- Blacklist Status: Not listed on any threat feeds
- Known Campaigns: None associated
- Tor Exit Node: No
- Known Attacker: No
- Spam Source: No
- Risk Breakdown: Provider Score: 0, Authority Score: 0, Stability Score: 0
Network Behavior
- Services: No open ports detected (Firewalled/No Services)
- TLS/Certificate: No certificates observed
- Banner/HTTP: No server banners or HTTP titles detected
- Infrastructure: Cloud-based infrastructure with no residential/mobile characteristics
Historical Analysis
- Observation Count: 17 signals recorded
- Ownership Consistency: No ownership changes detected
- Threat Persistence: Zero threat observations over monitoring period
- Recent Signals: All observations from 2026-08-13 show consistent Google LLC attribution
- Geolocation Validation: ICMP blocked during probe, but geo coordinates remain plausible
Subnet and Neighborhood Analysis
- Subnet: 8.229.58.140/24
- Abuse Density: 0.0 (Clean classification)
- Active Siblings: 0
- Threat Siblings: 0
- High/Medium Risk Neighbors: None
Relationship Graph
- DNS Associations: Multiple associations to 140.58.229.8.bc.googleusercontent.com
- Network Associations: GOOGL-2 network
- Correlated Entities: No malicious correlations identified
Recommended Actions
- No blocking required: IP represents legitimate Google Cloud infrastructure
- Allowlist consideration: IP may be added to allowlists for Google Cloud traffic
- Firewall rules: No deny rules recommended
- Monitoring: Standard monitoring appropriate; no special threat intelligence indicators present
Conclusion
IP 8.229.58.140 presents no security concerns. The address is part of Google's legitimate cloud infrastructure with clean reputation metrics and no threat indicators. SOC analysts may safely allow traffic from this IP address without requiring additional blocking or investigation.
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π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Google LLC |
| ASN | AS396982 |
| Network Name | GOOGL-2 |
| CIDR Block | 8.228.0.0/14 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR | 140.58.229.8.bc.googleusercontent.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes β FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | 140.58.229.8.bc.googleusercontent.com |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 100% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Present |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Tier 3 β Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
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 | 40% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 15% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 4 |
| Overall | 24% | 10 | 15 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-08-10 11:20:31 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-27 19:52:20 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-29 03:53:28 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 20 |
| Total Observations | 24 |
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