Data as of Nov 4, 2026
178.239.173.0/24
28 anonymizer addresses · 11% · VPN4 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysHydra Communications Ltd
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
4
1.6% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 5, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026
Exits seen per day
12K observations
IPv4 market
Path
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 178.239.173.0/24 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| NordVPN | Nord Security | 249.4% | 1 |
| Surfshark | Nord Security | 41.6% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
178.239.173.0/24
From the registry to its use
- Sep 2, 2010Registry recordHydra Communications LtdALLOCATED PA178.239.160.0/20
- Sep 22, 2010– today
- Aug 14, 2019ReallocatedHydra Communications LtdLIR-PARTITIONED PA178.239.173.0/24
- Sep 29, 2019– today
- Oct 3, 2019Route objectAS25369 Hydra Communications LtdRIPE route object for AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd, maintainer HYDRA-MNT
- todayUsedNordVPNVPN
- todayUsedSurfsharkVPN
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Anonymizer addresses | Operator | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178.239.160.0/20 since Sep 2010 | AS25369 | Internet provider | 711.7%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 | abuse@ |
| └ 178.239.173.0/24 | 256 | NL-178-239-173-0 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | LIR-PARTITIONED PA | Aug 14, 2019 | abuse@ |
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 | 228 | 89% | 29 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 28 | 11% | 28 |
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
- Sep 2019
- Current origin since
- Sep 2019 · 7.1 yr
- Origin networks
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178.239.173.0/24 | 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 | Oct 3, 2019 |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 178.
239. 173. 0/ 24 - Netname
- NL-178-239-173-0
- Registrant
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Registrant country
- NL
- Organization
- Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE)
- Org country
- GB
- Type
- LIR-PARTITIONED PA
- Created
- Aug 14, 2019
- Updated
- Dec 19, 2022
- Maintainer
- HYDRA-MNT
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- GB
- Delegated
- Sep 2, 2010
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
zare. com - Name
- Abuse-C Role
- Handle
- AR17698-RIPE