Sh4mefulIP Address: 52.101.61.4 ⚠ IP Confounder
Covers 52.100-103.x.x outbound; PTR: *.outbound.protection.outlook.com
Differentiating between Office 365, including email protection services, and Azure (public cloud) when diagnosing incidents is challenging because they utilize shared Microsoft-owned IP ranges. Most of this is probably O365/Outlook or Defender protection breaking DKIM and SPF authentication. Disambiguation is a work-in-progress.
This page shows DMARC authentication failure data for this IP address. Learn more about this data.
Geolocation Information
- Country:
- US United States
- Region:
- Iowa
- City:
- Des Moines
- Coordinates:
- 41.6015, -93.6127
WHOIS Information
- Network Name:
- MSFT
- CIDR:
52.96.0.0/12, 52.112.0.0/14- Owner:
- Microsoft Corporation
- Org ID:
MSFT- Address:
- One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052
- Reverse DNS:
-
mail-centralusazon11010004.outbound.protection.outlook.com
Last updated: 2/5/2026
Analysis
This IP was first observed on October 23, 2024 and most recently on March 24, 2026. It has been associated with 2 failed authentication events affecting 2 messages, representing low but recurring activity. The IP belongs to MSFT (Microsoft Corporation), a network with activity associated with United States. 8 other IPs in the same /24 subnet (52.101.61.*) also appear in this dataset.
Network Topology
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Nearby IPs
Other IPs in the 52.101.61.0/24 range observed failing DMARC:
52.101.61.101 (2 failures), 52.101.61.109 (2 failures), 52.101.61.138 (2 failures), 52.101.61.83 (2 failures), 52.101.61.102 (1 failure), 52.101.61.115 (1 failure), 52.101.61.108 (1 failure), 52.101.61.119 (1 failure)