Data as of Nov 9, 2026
185.61.156.0/22
15 anonymizer addresses · 1.5% · VPN265 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysHydra Communications Ltd
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
265
26% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 10, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026
Exits seen per day
224K observations
- VPN · anonymizer
- Hosting
- Internet provider
IPv4 market
Path
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 185.61.156.0/22 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| NordVPN | Nord Security | 121.2% | 1 |
| PureVPN | GZ Systems | 30.29% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
185.61.156.0/22
From the registry to its use
- Jul 1, 2014– Feb 22, 2016Announced
- Apr 5, 2016– Apr 16, 2016
- May 8, 2016– Jun 27, 2016Announced
- Mar 7, 2017– Jan 24, 2018Announced
- Apr 24, 2017– May 17, 2017Announced
- Apr 7, 2018– Aug 28, 2018Announced
- May 8, 2019– Aug 12, 2021AnnouncedAS203872 AdGuard Software Limited
- Aug 1, 2021– Dec 10, 2021
- May 13, 2022Registry recordHydra Communications LtdALLOCATED PA185.61.156.0/22
- May 13, 2022Route objectAS25369 Hydra Communications LtdRIPE route object for AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd, maintainer HYDRA-MNT
- May 16, 2022– Nov 8, 2026
- todayUsedNordVPNVPN
- todayUsedPureVPNVPN
Announcements
More specific
Announcements inside
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Anonymizer addresses | Operator | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185.61.156.0/24 since Aug 2022 | AS25369 | Internet provider | 124.7%VPN | VPN servicesoperated by NordVPN | Hydra Communications Ltd via Hydra Communications Ltd | |
| 185.61.157.0/24 since Jan 2025 | AS25369 | Internet provider | 31.2%VPN | VPN servicesoperated by PureVPN | Hydra 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.
| Range | Addresses | Netname | Holder | Type | Created | Abuse contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185.61.156.0/22 | 1,024 | UK-HYDRACOM-20140620 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | ALLOCATED PA | May 13, 2022 | abuse@ |
| └ 185.61.156.0/24 | 256 | FR-185-61-156 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | LIR-PARTITIONED PA | May 14, 2022 | abuse@ |
| └ 185.61.157.0/24 | 256 | GB-185-61-157 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | LIR-PARTITIONED PA | May 14, 2022 | abuse@ |
Composition
The types across the prefix's announced space, by addresses.
Announced space
Address share
Announced space
Types across the prefix
1,024 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet provider | 512 | 50% | 1 | |
| Hosting | 497 | 49% | 4 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 15 | 1.5% | 15 |
Network & registry
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
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Rotating
- First seen
- Jul 2014
- Current origin since
- May 2022 · 4.5 yr
- Origin networks
- 6
- Last change of origin
- May 2022
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 7
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 185.
61. 156. 0/ 22 - Netname
- UK-HYDRACOM-20140620
- Registrant
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Registrant country
- GB
- Organization
- Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE)
- Org country
- GB
- Type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Created
- May 13, 2022
- Updated
- Dec 19, 2022
- Maintainer
- HYDRA-MNT
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- GB
- Delegated
- Jun 20, 2014
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
zare. com - Name
- Abuse-C Role
- Handle
- AR17698-RIPE