Data as of Nov 9, 2026
188.241.156.0/24
3 anonymizer addresses · 1.2% · VPN20 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysHydra Communications Ltd
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
Hosting
99% of it
Recent change
New origin Jul 2026
its first announcement on record
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
20
7.8% of its addresses · 30 days
Oct 10, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026
Exits seen per day
740 observations
- VPN · anonymizer
- Hosting
IPv4 market
Path
Announced by AS25369 since Jul 2026 · 3 mo ago
2 · Leased from
not leased
Operators, sellers and brokers
VPN services
| Name | Parent | In 188.241.156.0/24 | /24s |
|---|---|---|---|
| PureVPN | GZ Systems | 31.2% | 1 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
188.241.156.0/24
From the registry to its use
- Dec 15, 2009– Apr 12, 2010
- Dec 22, 2009– Jan 30, 2010
- Jun 15, 2012– Dec 2, 2018
- Nov 21, 2018– Mar 26, 2020
- Apr 20, 2020– Oct 16, 2020
- Oct 5, 2020– Oct 16, 2020
- Oct 17, 2020– today
- Oct 19, 2020Registry recordHydra Communications LtdALLOCATED PA188.241.156.0/23
- Jul 30, 2026– today
- Jul 31, 2026ReallocatedHydra Communications LtdLIR-PARTITIONED PA188.241.156.0/24
- Jul 31, 2026Route objectAS25369 Hydra Communications LtdRIPE route object for AS25369 Hydra Communications Ltd, maintainer HYDRA-MNT
- todayUsedPureVPNVPN
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188.241.156.0/23 since Oct 2020 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188.241.156.0/23 | 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@ |
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 | 253 | 99% | 2 | |
| VPNanonymizer | 3 | 1.2% | 3 |
Network & registry
IPv4 market
Holder
- Organization
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Handle
- ORG-HCL11-RIPE
- Range
- 188.
241. 156. 0/ 23 - Registration type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Record created
- Oct 19, 2020
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
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Jul 2026
- Current origin since
- Jul 2026 · 3 mo
- Origin networks
- 1
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 188.
241. 156. 0/ 24 - Netname
- DE-188-241-156
- Registrant
- Hydra Communications Ltd
- Registrant country
- DE
- Organization
- Hydra Communications Ltd (ORG-HCL11-RIPE)
- Org country
- GB
- Type
- LIR-PARTITIONED PA
- Created
- Jul 31, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 31, 2026
- 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