Data as of Nov 8, 2026
188.240.56.0/24
18 anonymizer addresses · 7.0% · VPNHydra Communications Ltd
IPv4 market
Path
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 188.240.56.0/24 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| NordVPN | Nord Security | 187.0% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
188.240.56.0/24
From the registry to its use
- May 15, 2011– Dec 15, 2020
- Jan 9, 2021– Jan 20, 2021
- Jan 21, 2021– Jul 31, 2021
- Jan 26, 2021Registry recordHydra Communications LtdALLOCATED PA188.240.56.0/21
- Feb 2, 2021– today
- Sep 18, 2021– Oct 11, 2021
- Jan 18, 2022ReallocatedHydra Communications LtdLIR-PARTITIONED PA188.240.56.0/24
- Jan 18, 2022Route objectAS25369 Hydra Communications LtdRIPE route object for AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd, maintainer HYDRA-MNT
- Mar 17, 2022– today
- todayUsedNordVPNVPN
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188.240.56.0/21 since Feb 2021 | AS25369 | Internet provider | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188.240.56.0/21 | 2,048 | UK-HYDRACOM-20090623 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | ALLOCATED PA | Jan 26, 2021 | abuse@ |
| └ 188.240.56.0/24 | 256 | Edinburgh | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | LIR-PARTITIONED PA | Jan 18, 2022 | 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 | 238 | 93% | 19 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 18 | 7.0% | 18 |
Network & registry
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Handle
- ORG-HCL11-RIPE
- Range
- 188.
240. 56. 0/ 21 - Registration type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Record created
- Jan 26, 2021
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
- Rotating
- First seen
- Jan 2021
- Current origin since
- Mar 2022 · 4.6 yr
- Origin networks
- 3
- Last change of origin
- Mar 2022
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 2
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188.240.56.0/24 | AS25369 | /24 | RIPE | RPKI valid |
| 188.240.56.0/21 | AS25369 | /21 | RIPE | Too specific |
IRR
Route objects on the exact prefix
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS25369 | RIPE | HYDRA-MNT | Jan 18, 2022 |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 188.
240. 56. 0/ 24 - Netname
- Edinburgh
- Registrant
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Registrant country
- GB
- Organization
- Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE)
- Org country
- GB
- Type
- LIR-PARTITIONED PA
- Created
- Jan 18, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 7, 2025
- Maintainer
- HYDRA-MNT
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- GB
- Delegated
- Jun 23, 2009
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
zare. com - Name
- Abuse-C Role
- Handle
- AR17698-RIPE