Data as of Nov 9, 2026
188.241.156.0/23
39 anonymizer addresses · 7.6% · VPN20 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysHydra Communications Ltd
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
20
3.9% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 10, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026
Exits seen per day
740 observations
- VPN · anonymizer
- Hosting
IPv4 market
Path
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 188.241.156.0/23 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| NordVPN | Nord Security | 367.0% | 1 |
| PureVPN | GZ Systems | 30.59% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
188.241.156.0/23
From the registry to its use
- Dec 15, 2009– Apr 12, 2010Announced
- Dec 22, 2009– Jan 30, 2010
- Jun 15, 2012– Dec 2, 2018AnnouncedAS35261 Core Telecom S.R.L.
- Nov 21, 2018– Mar 26, 2020Announced
- Apr 20, 2020– Oct 16, 2020AnnouncedAS39877 Smart IT Networks SRL
- Oct 5, 2020– Oct 16, 2020AnnouncedAS12325 Internet Resources Management SRL
- Oct 17, 2020– today
- Oct 19, 2020Registry recordHydra Communications LtdALLOCATED PA188.241.156.0/23
- todayUsedNordVPNVPN
- todayUsedPureVPNVPN
Announcements
More specific
Announcements inside
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Anonymizer addresses | Operator | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188.241.156.0/24 since Jul 2026 | AS25369 | Internet provider | 31.2%VPN | VPN servicesoperated by PureVPN | Hydra Communications Ltd via Hydra Communications Ltd | |
| 188.241.157.0/24 since Mar 2022 | AS25369 | Internet provider | 3614%VPN | VPN servicesoperated by NordVPN | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188.241.156.0/23 | 512 | UK-HYDRACOM-20090623 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | ALLOCATED PA | Oct 19, 2020 | abuse@ |
| └ 188.241.156.0/24 | 256 | DE-188-241-156 | Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE) · GB | LIR-PARTITIONED PA | Jul 31, 2026 | abuse@ |
| └ 188.241.157.0/24 | 256 | Glasgow | 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
512 addresses
| Type | Addresses | Share | Ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting | 473 | 92% | 39 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 39 | 7.6% | 39 |
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
- Dec 2009
- Current origin since
- Oct 2020 · 6.1 yr
- Origin networks
- 7
- Last change of origin
- Oct 2020
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 6
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 188.
241. 156. 0/ 23 - Netname
- UK-HYDRACOM-20090623
- Registrant
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Registrant country
- GB
- Organization
- Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE)
- Org country
- GB
- Type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Created
- Oct 19, 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