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Data as of Nov 5, 2026

178.239.160.0/20

126 anonymizer addresses · 3.1% · VPN56 residential-proxy exits · 30 days

Hydra Communications Ltd

Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
AS25369
Type
Hosting
59% of it

Residential-proxy exits

Proxy exits
56
1.4% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 6, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026

Exits seen per day

259K observations
  • VPN · anonymizer
  • Hosting
  • Internet provider
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
Hydra Communications Ltd
record created Sep 2, 2010
2 · Leased from
not leased
3 · Announced by
AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd
since Sep 2010 · 16.1 yr ago
4 · Use
VPN servicesnamed NordVPN, Surfshark, PureVPN
Hosting

Operators, sellers and brokers

VPN services

NameParentIn 178.239.160.0/20/24s
NordVPNNord Security
842.1%
7
SurfsharkNord Security
390.95%
3
PureVPNGZ Systems
30.07%
1

Lineage

How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →

178.239.160.0/20

From the registry to its use

  1. Sep 2, 2010
    Registry record
    Hydra Communications Ltd
    ALLOCATED PA
    178.239.160.0/20
  2. Sep 21, 2010
    Route object
    AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd
    RIPE route object for AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd, maintainer MNT-KILLER
  3. Sep 22, 2010– today
    Announced
    AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd
    Internet provider
  4. Feb 9, 2025
    Route object
    AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd
    RIPE route object for AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd, maintainer HYDRA-MNT
    178.239.170.0/24
  5. today
    Used
    NordVPN
    VPN
  6. today
    Used
    Surfshark
    VPN
  7. today
    Used
    PureVPN
    VPN

Announcements

More specific

Announcements inside

PrefixOriginTypeAnonymizer addressesOperatorHolderRPKI
178.239.165.0/24
since May 2021
AS25369Internet provider249.4%VPNVPN servicesoperated by NordVPNHydra Communications Ltd
via Hydra Communications Ltd
178.239.167.0/24
since Feb 2021
AS25369Internet provider31.2%VPNVPN servicesoperated by PureVPNHydra Communications Ltd
via Hydra Communications Ltd
178.239.171.0/24
since May 2026
AS152586HostingHydra Communications Ltd
via Kuroit Limited
178.239.173.0/24
since Sep 2019
AS25369Internet provider2811%VPNVPN servicesoperated by NordVPN, SurfsharkHydra Communications Ltd
via Hydra Communications Ltd

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.

RangeAddressesNetnameHolderTypeCreatedAbuse contact
178.239.160.0/204,096UK-HYDRACOM-20100901Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GBALLOCATED PASep 2, 2010abuse@zare.com
└ 178.239.165.0/24256CH-178-239-165-0Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GBLIR-PARTITIONED PAMay 12, 2021abuse@zare.com
└ 178.239.167.0/24256NL-178-239-167-0Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GBLIR-PARTITIONED PAFeb 8, 2021abuse@zare.com
└ 178.239.171.0/24256KuroitKuroit Limited (ORG-KURO1-RIPE) · GBSUB-ALLOCATED PAFeb 24, 2025abuse@kuroit.com
└ 178.239.173.0/24256NL-178-239-173-0Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GBLIR-PARTITIONED PAAug 14, 2019abuse@zare.com

Composition

The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.

Announced space

Address share

Announced space

Types across the prefix

4,096 addresses
TypeAddressesShareRanges
Hosting2,43559%133
Internet provider1,53537%4
VPNanonymizer1263.1%126

Network & registry

AnnouncementRouting historyRPKI & IRRWhois & abuse
Origin network

AS25369

GB
Name
Hydra Communications Ltd
Type
Internet provider
Registered
Oct 28, 2002
Domain
bandwidth.co.uk
Website
www.bandwidth.co.uk
Industry
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Spamhaus ASN-DROP
not listed
VPN servers
899