Data as of Nov 10, 2026
188.241.120.0/24
9 anonymizer addresses · 3.5% · VPN9 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysHydra Communications Ltd
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
9
3.5% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 11, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026
Exits seen per day
3.8K observations
- VPN · anonymizer
- Hosting
IPv4 market
Path
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 188.241.120.0/24 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| PureVPN | GZ Systems | 72.7% | 1 |
| Surfshark | Nord Security | 20.78% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
188.241.120.0/24
From the registry to its use
- Nov 15, 2009– May 15, 2011
- May 22, 2011– Dec 15, 2015
- Jan 15, 2016– Jun 27, 2016AnnouncedAS49626 Controls Middle East Electromechanical Works L.L.C
- Aug 27, 2016– Aug 29, 2020AnnouncedAS49626 Controls Middle East Electromechanical Works L.L.C
- Sep 23, 2020– Oct 4, 2020AnnouncedAS12325 Internet Resources Management SRL
- Oct 7, 2020Registry recordHydra Communications LtdALLOCATED PA188.241.120.0/24
- Oct 7, 2020Route objectAS25369 Hydra Communications LtdRIPE route object for AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd, maintainer HYDRA-MNT
- Feb 2, 2021– today
- todayUsedPureVPNVPN
- todayUsedSurfsharkVPN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188.241.120.0/24 | 256 | UK-HYDRACOM-20090623 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | ALLOCATED PA | Oct 7, 2020 | abuse@ |
| └ 188.241.120.0/25 | 128 | CH-188-241-120-0 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | LIR-PARTITIONED PA | Oct 13, 2020 | abuse@ |
| └ 188.241.120.128/25 | 128 | CH-188-241-120-128 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | LIR-PARTITIONED PA | Oct 13, 2020 | 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 | 247 | 96% | 6 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 9 | 3.5% | 9 |
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
- 904
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Nov 2009
- Current origin since
- Feb 2021 · 5.8 yr
- Origin networks
- 5
- Last change of origin
- Feb 2021
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 4
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 188.
241. 120. 0/ 24 - Netname
- UK-HYDRACOM-20090623
- Registrant
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Registrant country
- CH
- Organization
- Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE)
- Org country
- GB
- Type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Created
- Oct 7, 2020
- Updated
- Dec 19, 2022
- 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