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Current and Historical Geolocation Divergence

It indicates that the geolocation of the domain’s currently active IP addresses significantly differs from the geolocations observed in its historical IP usage, suggesting a notable shift in infrastructure location.

Also surfaces as:
Complete Geolocation Shift from Historical Footprint
Analyst Q&A

What this signal answers

The questions every analyst asks before acting on this signal.

What it detects01

What does 'IP Geo Historical Divergence' indicate?

It indicates that the geolocation of the domain’s currently active IP addresses significantly differs from the geolocations observed in its historical IP usage, suggesting a notable shift in infrastructure location.

Why it matters02

How is divergence determined without timestamps?

Divergence is determined by comparing the geolocation set of current IPs with the historical geolocation set. If there is little or no overlap between these sets, the infrastructure is considered geographically divergent.

How analysts use it03

How should analysts interpret this label?

This is a contextual risk indicator. A strong divergence may reflect infrastructure migration, ownership change, or evasive behavior, and should be interpreted alongside other signals such as blacklist activity, ASN changes, or hosting patterns.

Often paired with:alert_only
Evidence shape

What Current and Historical Geolocation Divergence looks like in the response

A realistic shape of the entry the engine appends to the risk_signals array when this signal fires. Evidence keys are subgroup-default; per-signal overrides documented in the API reference.

json
{
  "slug": "ip_geo_historical_divergence",
  "name": "Current and Historical Geolocation Divergence",
  "group": "dns_history",
  "subgroup": "ip_geolocation_profile",
  "direction": "malicious",
  "evidence": {
    "current_countries": [
      "US"
    ],
    "historical_countries": [
      "US",
      "DE",
      "TR"
    ],
    "geo_consistency_score": 0.92,
    "eu_false_flag_risk": false
  }
}
See in API reference
Siblings

Peers in IP Geolocation Profile

14 other signals share the same subgroup. They detect related behaviors and often co-fire on the same IOC.

Current and Historical Geolocation Alignment

It indicates that the geolocation of the domain’s currently active IP addresses is consistent with the geolocations obse…

Safe
Country-Level IP Geolocation Centralization

It indicates that all currently active IP addresses of a domain are geographically concentrated in a single location sco…

Safe
EU Compliance Location

It indicates that the IP address is consistently hosted within EU regions known for strict regulatory, privacy and opera…

Safe
Fake EU Membership Flag

It indicates that the IP or associated infrastructure is presented as EU-based or EU-compliant while underlying geolocat…

Malicious
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