Data as of Nov 10, 2026
167.148.188.0/24
Anonymizer · ISP proxyHGC Global Communications Limited · space held by Brander Group Inc.
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI invalid (origin)
Announced by
Type
ISP proxy
Risk
90 / 100 · Critical
Recently moved
Recent change
New origin Sep 2026
from AS214931 Alue Ltd
IPv4 market
Path
Announced by AS9304 since Sep 2026 · 10 wk ago
2 · Leased from
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named
Operators, sellers and brokers
Leased from
IP brokers
| Name | In 167.148.188.0/24 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| Brander Group | 256100% | 1 |
| IPXO | 256100% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
167.148.188.0/24
From the registry to its use
- May 12, 2025Registry recordBrander Group Inc.ALLOCATED PA167.148.0.0/16
- May 13, 2025ReallocatedBrander Group Inc.SUB-ALLOCATED PA167.148.128.0/17
- Jun 5, 2025– Nov 7, 2025
- Nov 8, 2025– Dec 13, 2025Announced
- Dec 26, 2025– Mar 31, 2026Announced
- May 31, 2026– Jul 5, 2026
- Jul 6, 2026– Jul 17, 2026
- Aug 11, 2026– Aug 22, 2026AnnouncedAS214931 Alue Ltd
- Sep 4, 2026– Nov 9, 2026
- Sep 8, 2026AssignedStarNet InfoTech Consulting LimitedASSIGNED PA167.148.188.0/24
- todayLeased fromBrander GroupIP broker
- todayLeased fromIPXOIP broker
Registrations in this block
The registry's network records over the announcement: those covering it, widest first, then every record inside it, under its parent.
| Range | Addresses | Netname | Holder | Type | Created | Abuse contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167.148.0.0/16 | 65,536 | US-BRANDER-GROUP-19930723 | Brander Group Inc. (ORG-BGI4-RIPE) · US | ALLOCATED PA | May 12, 2025 | ripe@ |
| └ 167.148.128.0/17 | 32,768 | BranderIPXO | Brander Group Inc. (ORG-BGI4-RIPE) · US | SUB-ALLOCATED PA | May 13, 2025 | report@ |
| └ 167.148.188.0/23 | 512 | NET-167-148-188-0-23 | unknown | ASSIGNED PA | Nov 9, 2026 | report@ via BranderIPXO |
A contact marked “via” is the registry's: the record names none of its own, so the registry hands down its parent's.
Network & registry
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Brander Group Inc.
- Handle
- ORG-BGI4-RIPE
- Range
- 167.
148. 0. 0/ 16 - Registration type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Record created
- May 12, 2025
Origin network
AS9304
HK
- Name
- HGC Global Communications Limited
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- May 12, 1998
- Domain
- hgc-intl.com
- Website
- www.hgc-intl.com/
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Rotating
- First seen
- Jun 2025
- Current origin since
- Sep 2026 · 2 mo
- Origin networks
- 5
- Last change of origin
- Sep 2026
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 6
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167.148.188.0/23 | AS834 | /24 | RIPE | Another network |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 167.
148. 188. 0/ 24 - Netname
- NET-167-148-188-0-24
- Registrant
- StarNet InfoTech Consulting Limited
- Registrant country
- HK
- Organization
- StarNet InfoTech Consulting Limited (ORG-SICL4-RIPE)
- Org country
- HK
- Type
- ASSIGNED PA
- Created
- Sep 8, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 8, 2026
- Maintainer
- netutils-mnt
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- Jul 23, 1993
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- report@
abuseradar. com - Name
- StarNet InfoTech Consulting Limited
- Handle
- SICL3-RIPE