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Data as of Nov 8, 2026

188.240.56.0/21

61 anonymizer addresses · 3.0% · VPN111 residential-proxy exits · 30 days

Hydra Communications Ltd

Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
AS25369
Type
Internet provider
53% of it

Residential-proxy exits

Proxy exits
111
5.4% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 9, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026

Exits seen per day

399K observations
  • Hosting
  • Internet provider
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
Hydra Communications Ltd
record created Jan 26, 2021
2 · Leased from
not leased
3 · Announced by
AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd
since Feb 2021 · 5.8 yr ago
4 · Use
VPN servicesnamed Surfshark, NordVPN, Proton VPN
Internet provider

Operators, sellers and brokers

VPN services

NameParentIn 188.240.56.0/21/24s
SurfsharkNord Security
422.1%
2
NordVPNNord Security
180.88%
1
Proton VPNProton AG
10.05%
1

Lineage

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

188.240.56.0/21

From the registry to its use

  1. May 15, 2011– Dec 15, 2020
    Announced
    AS56482
  2. Jan 9, 2021– Jan 20, 2021
    Announced
    AS12325 Internet Resources Management SRL
  3. Jan 26, 2021
    Registry record
    Hydra Communications Ltd
    ALLOCATED PA
    188.240.56.0/21
  4. Jan 27, 2021
    Route object
    AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd
    RIPE route object for AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd, maintainer HYDRA-MNT
  5. Feb 2, 2021– today
    Announced
    AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd
    Internet provider
  6. today
    Used
    Surfshark
    VPN
  7. today
    Used
    NordVPN
    VPN
  8. today
    Used
    Proton VPN
    VPN

Announcements

More specific

Announcements inside

PrefixOriginTypeAnonymizer addressesOperatorHolderRPKI
188.240.56.0/24
since Mar 2022
AS25369Internet provider187.0%VPNVPN servicesoperated by NordVPNHydra Communications Ltd
via Hydra Communications Ltd
188.240.57.0/24
since Mar 2022
AS25369Internet provider239.0%VPNVPN servicesoperated by Surfshark, Proton VPNHydra Communications Ltd
via Hydra Communications Ltd
188.240.58.0/24
since Mar 2022
AS25369Internet provider207.8%VPNVPN servicesoperated by SurfsharkHydra Communications Ltd
via Hydra Communications Ltd
188.240.60.0/24
since Sep 2025
AS25369Internet providerHydra 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
188.240.56.0/212,048UK-HYDRACOM-20090623Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GBALLOCATED PAJan 26, 2021abuse@zare.com
└ 188.240.56.0/24256EdinburghHydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GBLIR-PARTITIONED PAJan 18, 2022abuse@zare.com
└ 188.240.57.0/24256EdinburghHydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GBLIR-PARTITIONED PAJan 18, 2022abuse@zare.com
└ 188.240.58.0/24256GlasgowHydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GBLIR-PARTITIONED PAJan 18, 2022abuse@zare.com
└ 188.240.59.0/2664INFRAWATCHInfrawatch Limited (ORG-IL948-RIPE) · GBASSIGNED PAApr 26, 2026abuse@infrawat.ch
└ 188.240.60.0/24256CH-188-240-60-0Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GBLIR-PARTITIONED PAAug 18, 2023abuse@zare.com
└ 188.240.63.128/25128CENTROIDCentroid Solutions DMCC (ORG-CSD6-RIPE)ASSIGNED PAAug 15, 2023abuse@zare.com

Composition

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

Announced space

Address share

Announced space

Types across the prefix

2,048 addresses
TypeAddressesShareRanges
Internet provider1,08853%3
Hosting76838%73
Business1316.4%3
VPNanonymizer613.0%61

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