Data as of Nov 3, 2026
178.239.167.0/24
3 anonymizer addresses · 1.2% · VPN12 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysHydra Communications Ltd
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
12
4.7% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 4, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026
Exits seen per day
2.0K observations
- VPN · anonymizer
- Hosting
IPv4 market
Path
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 178.239.167.0/24 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| PureVPN | GZ Systems | 31.2% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
178.239.167.0/24
From the registry to its use
- Sep 2, 2010Registry recordHydra Communications LtdALLOCATED PA178.239.160.0/20
- Sep 22, 2010– today
- Feb 8, 2016– Jun 27, 2016
- Aug 3, 2016– Apr 23, 2017AnnouncedAS64474 IT Support Services Team Limited
- Feb 8, 2021ReallocatedHydra Communications LtdLIR-PARTITIONED PA178.239.167.0/24
- Feb 8, 2021Route objectAS25369 Hydra Communications LtdRIPE route object for AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd, maintainer HYDRA-MNT
- Feb 14, 2021– today
- todayUsedPureVPNVPN
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Anonymizer addresses | Operator | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178.239.160.0/20 since Sep 2010 | AS25369 | Internet provider | 721.8%VPN | VPN servicesoperated by NordVPN, Surfshark | 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.
| Range | Addresses | Netname | Holder | Type | Created | Abuse contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178.239.160.0/20 | 4,096 | UK-HYDRACOM-20100901 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | ALLOCATED PA | Sep 2, 2010 | [email protected] |
| └ 178.239.167.0/24 | 256 | NL-178-239-167-0 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | LIR-PARTITIONED PA | Feb 8, 2021 | [email protected] |
Composition
The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.
Announced space
Address share
Announced space
Types across the prefix
256 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting | 253 | 99% | 2 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 3 | 1.2% | 3 |
Network & registry
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Handle
- ORG-HCL11-RIPE
- Range
- 178.239.160.0/20
- Registration type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Record created
- Sep 2, 2010
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
Routing timeline
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Feb 2016
- Current origin since
- Feb 2021 · 5.7 yr
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Feb 2021
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 2
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178.239.167.0/24 | AS25369 | /24 | RIPE | RPKI valid |
| 178.239.160.0/20 | AS25369 | /20 | RIPE | Too specific |
IRR
Route objects on the exact prefix
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS25369 | RIPE | HYDRA-MNT | Feb 8, 2021 |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 178.239.167.0/24
- Netname
- NL-178-239-167-0
- Registrant
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Registrant country
- NL
- Organization
- Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE)
- Org country
- GB
- Type
- LIR-PARTITIONED PA
- Created
- Feb 8, 2021
- Updated
- Dec 19, 2022
- Maintainer
- HYDRA-MNT
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- GB
- Delegated
- Sep 2, 2010
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- [email protected]
- Name
- Abuse-C Role
- Handle
- AR17698-RIPE