Autonomous system
AS51852 PLI-AS
Hosting RIPE
Summary
Private Layer
hosting dedicated datacenter
An Autonomous System operated by Private Layer Inc, a provider offering
dedicated servers and colocation with an emphasis on privacy, primarily out of
Swiss data-center space.
What it's used for
- Dedicated servers and colocation marketed around privacy, resilience, and DDoS resistance.
Notable
- An IP here identifies the host, not the operator of what runs on it — the privacy positioning attracts both legitimate customers and abuse.
Interesting
- Private Layer is often cited in the "bulletproof"/privacy-hosting category because of its Swiss footprint and marketing.
This description is AI-generated, best-effort context — not authoritative, and provided without any guarantee of accuracy. Source, and how to suggest an edit.
Address space
Summary
| Country | Name | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|
| PA | Panama | 33 |
Registry
Allocation record
- Registry
- RIPE
- Handle
AS51852- Registry name
- PLI-AS
- Registrant
- KP73900-MNT
- Abuse contact
- abuse@privatelayer.com
- Registered
- 2010-11-15
- Last changed
- 2026-04-15
- Status
- active
Reputation
Classification and threat
Hosting Datacenter or cloud provider. Addresses are servers, not people.
2 IC3 indicators addresses in this network appear in FBI IC3 cybersecurity advisories.
| Prefix | Advisory | Published |
|---|---|---|
179.43.184.22 | "First VPN Service" Used by Ransomware Actors to Compromise Systems | 2026-05-21 |
179.43.159.198 | Cyber Criminal Groups UNC6040 and UNC6395 Compromising Salesforce Instances for Data Theft and Extortion | 2025-09-12 |
Threat data is alpha. Absence of an indicator is not evidence of good behaviour, only of absence from this one feed.
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