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# INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 98.90.23.185/32

Date: 2026-06-20

Classification: LOW RISK

Risk Score: 25/100

## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP address 98.90.23.185 is a legitimate Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 instance located in the Northern Virginia region. No malicious indicators, threat activity, or abuse patterns detected. The IP belongs to cloud infrastructure with standard enterprise security posture.

## PROFILE ANALYSIS

Ownership & Infrastructure:

• ASN: 16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
• Organization: Amazon Data Services Northern Virginia
• CIDR: 98.80.0.0/12
• RIR: ARIN
• Infrastructure Type: Cloud Compute

Geolocation:

• Country: US (United States)
• Region: VA (Virginia)
• City: Ashburn
• Coordinates: 39.04°N, -77.49°W
• Timezone: America/New_York

Network Services:

• Open Ports: None detected
• DNS Resolution: ec2-98-90-23-185.compute-1.amazonaws.com
• PTR Hostnames: Forward confirmed
• TLS Certificates: None active
• Service Status: Firewalled / No Services

## THREAT ASSESSMENT

Current Risk Profile:

• Risk Score: 25 (Low Risk)
• Abuse Confidence: Not elevated
• Blacklist Status: Clean (0 listings)
• Tor Exit Node: No
• Known Attacker: No
• Spam Source: No
• Campaign Association: None

Control Plane:

• Operator Score: 0.2609 (Basic)
• DNSBL Listed: 1 of 8 total lists
• Route Stability: Unstable
• RPKI State: Not verified

## OBSERVATION HISTORY

Total Observations: 22 signals

Temporal Analysis:

• Recent observations (2026-06-20): Cloud infrastructure classification confirmed, no malicious behavior
• ASN 16509 assignment verified (2026-06-15)
• Geographic consistency: Ashburn, VA maintained across all observations
• No ownership changes detected
• Threat persistence: 0 days

Signal Consistency:

• All observations show consistent AWS cloud infrastructure
• No degradation in reputation over observation period
• No escalation in threat indicators

## NETWORK RELATIONSHIPS

DNS Associations:

• Primary Hostname: ec2-90-23-185.compute-1.amazonaws.com
• Total DNS Resolutions: 1

Network Topology:

• Same Network: AMAZON-IAD (multiple references)
• Related Entities: 51 total relationships detected
• Primary Classification: AWS EC2 Compute Instance

## SUBNET ANALYSIS (98.90.23.0/24)

Abuse Density: 0 (Clean)

Active Siblings: 0

Threat Siblings: 1

Classification: Mostly Clean

High/Medium Risk Neighbors: 0

## SOC ACTION RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommended Actions:

• NO BLOCKING REQUIRED: IP is legitimate AWS infrastructure with low risk profile
• Monitoring: Continue standard network monitoring
• Exception Handling: If traffic flagged by SIEM, verify against known AWS service patterns
• False Positive Indicators: None identified

Firewall Rules:

• No restrictive rules recommended
• Standard AWS traffic policies apply
• Consider whitelisting if legitimate business relationship exists

Investigation Priority: LOW

Threat Status: CLEAN

Recommended Disposition: ALLOW with standard logging

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*Intelligence generated from IPDebrief platform. Data current as of 2026-06-20.*

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