Data as of Nov 8, 2026

185.28.254.0/24

14 anonymizer addresses · 5.5% · VPN85 residential-proxy exits · 30 days

Hydra Communications Ltd

Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
Hosting
95% of it

Residential-proxy exits

Proxy exits
85
33% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 9, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026

Exits seen per day

164K observations
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
record created Apr 4, 2025
2 · Leased from
not leased
3 · Announced by
AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd
since Apr 2025 · 19 mo ago
4 · Use
VPN servicesnamed IPVanish, Proton VPN
Hosting

Operators, sellers and brokers

VPN services

NameParentIn 185.28.254.0/24/24s
IPVanishZiff Davis
124.7%
1
Proton VPNProton AG
20.78%
1

Lineage

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

185.28.254.0/24

From the registry to its use

  1. Jun 20, 2013– Apr 5, 2025
    Announced
    AS12775 JPC Infonet Ltd
    as part of 185.28.252.0/22
    185.28.252.0/22
  2. Mar 25, 2025– today
    Announced
    AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd
    as part of 185.28.252.0/22
    185.28.252.0/22
  3. Apr 4, 2025
    Registry record
    Hydra Communications Ltd
    ALLOCATED PA
    185.28.252.0/22
  4. Apr 6, 2025– today
    Announced
    AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd
    Internet provider
  5. Apr 14, 2025
    Reallocated
    Hydra Communications Ltd
    LIR-PARTITIONED PA
    185.28.254.0/24
  6. Apr 15, 2025
    Route object
    AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd
    RIPE route object for AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd, maintainer HYDRA-MNT
  7. today
    Used
    IPVanish
    VPN
  8. today
    Used
    Proton VPN
    VPN

Announcements

Less specific

Covering announcements

PrefixOriginTypeAnonymizer addressesOperatorHolderRPKI
185.28.252.0/22
since Mar 2025
AS25369Internet provider121.2%VPNVPN servicesoperated by NordVPNHydra 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
185.28.252.0/221,024UK-HYDRACOM-20130619Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GBALLOCATED PAApr 4, 2025abuse@zare.com
└ 185.28.254.0/24256GlasgowHydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GBLIR-PARTITIONED PAApr 14, 2025abuse@zare.com

Composition

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

Announced space

Address share

Announced space

Types across the prefix

256 addresses
TypeAddressesShareRanges
Hosting24295%15
VPNanonymizer145.5%14

Network & registry

IPv4 market

Holder

Organization
Hydra Communications Ltd
Handle
ORG-HCL11-RIPE
Range
185.28.252.0/22
Registration type
ALLOCATED PA
Record created
Apr 4, 2025
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