IP Address: 205.220.173.248 ⚠ Network Confounder

⚠ Network Confounder Detected: Proofpoint Email Security
Proofpoint network identifier

This page shows DMARC authentication failure data for this IP address. Learn more about this data.

Geolocation Information

Country:: US United States
Coordinates:: 37.751, -97.822

WHOIS Information

Network Name:: PROOF
CIDR:: 205.220.160.0/19
Owner:: Proofpoint, Inc.
Org ID:: PROOF
Address:: 925 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Reverse DNS:: mx0b-004ab101.pphosted.com
Last updated: 2/5/2026

Analysis

This IP was first observed on September 13, 2024 and most recently on December 5, 2024. It has been associated with 8 failed authentication events affecting 10 messages, representing moderate activity. The IP belongs to PROOF (Proofpoint, Inc.), a network with activity associated with United States. One other IP in the same /24 subnet (205.220.173.*) also appears in this dataset.

Failures Detected from this IP

Showing 1-8 of 8 failures, affecting 10 messages

Date ▼	Messages
12/5/2024	1
11/21/2024	1
11/12/2024	1
10/23/2024	1
9/27/2024	1
9/20/2024	1
9/18/2024	2
9/13/2024	2

External Reputation Lookups

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Nearby IPs

Other IPs in the 205.220.173.0/24 range observed failing DMARC:

205.220.173.90 (1 failure)