Data as of Nov 6, 2026
173.209.0.0/24
Anonymizer · VPNM247 Europe SRL · space held by Nimbus IP Networks BV
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
VPN
Risk
75 / 100 · High
Recently moved
Recent change
New origin Aug 2026
from AS701 Verizon Business, after 16.5 years unannounced
IPv4 market
Path
Announced by AS9009 since Aug 2026 · 11 wk ago
2 · Leased from
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 173.209.0.0/24 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ExpressVPN | Kape Technologies | 256100% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
173.209.0.0/24
From the registry to its use
- Oct 22, 2009– Feb 8, 2010
- May 26, 2026Registry recordNimbus IP Networks BVALLOCATED PA173.209.0.0/19
- Aug 23, 2026– today
- Aug 28, 2026AssignedVPN Consumer Dubai, United Arab EmiratesASSIGNED PA173.209.0.0/24
- Aug 28, 2026Route objectAS9009 M247 Europe SRLRIPE route object for AS9009 M247 Europe SRL, maintainer PREFIXBROKER-MNT
- todayLeased fromPrefixBrokerIP broker
- todayUsedExpressVPNVPN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173.209.0.0/19 | 8,192 | NL-NIMBUS-20090918 | Nimbus IP Networks BV (ORG-NINB1-RIPE) · NL | ALLOCATED PA | May 26, 2026 | abuse@ |
| └ 173.209.0.0/24 | 256 | DUBAI-AE-173-209-0-0 | VPN Consumer Dubai, United Arab Emirates (ORG-VCDU2-RIPE) · AE | ASSIGNED PA | Aug 28, 2026 | abuse-reports@ |
Network & registry
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Nimbus IP Networks BV
- Handle
- ORG-NINB1-RIPE
- Range
- 173.
209. 0. 0/ 19 - Registration type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Record created
- May 26, 2026
Origin network
AS9009
RO
- Name
- M247 Europe SRL
- Type
- Hosting
- Registered
- Jun 6, 2005
- Domain
- m247global.com
- Website
- www.m247global.com
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
- VPN servers
- 5,902
- Tor exits
- 6
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Reactivated
- First seen
- Oct 2009
- Current origin since
- Aug 2026 · 2 mo
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Aug 2026
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 173.
209. 0. 0/ 24 - Netname
- DUBAI-AE-173-209-0-0
- Registrant
- VPN Consumer Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Registrant country
- AE
- Organization
- VPN Consumer Dubai, United Arab Emirates (ORG-VCDU2-RIPE)
- Org country
- AE
- Type
- ASSIGNED PA
- Created
- Aug 28, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 28, 2026
- Maintainer
- PREFIXBROKER-MNT
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- NL
- Delegated
- Sep 18, 2009
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse-reports@
vpnconsumer. com - Name
- VPN Consumer Abuse Role
- Handle
- VCAR3-RIPE