Network · AS16744

AS16744 THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY

AS16744 (THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS16744

OwnerTHE WESTERN UNION COMPANY
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses1,280
IPv4 ranges3
IPv6 ranges0

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

66.218.170.0/23
206.201.228.0/23
8.42.98.0/24

Ranges and owner from DB-IP (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-21.

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Detect it in code

Spot AS16744 traffic at signup.

Send the visitor's IP. The response includes the ASN, the owner and flags.hosting.

curl https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEQEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"ip": "203.0.113.7"}'

import os, requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['VEQEN_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"ip": "203.0.113.7"},
    timeout=10,
)
result = r.json()
print(result["risk"]["verdict"], result["risk"]["reasons"])

const res = await fetch("https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VEQEN_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"ip": "203.0.113.7"}),
});
const result = await res.json();
console.log(result.risk.verdict, result.risk.reasons);

Questions

About AS16744

Is AS16744 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS16744 (THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS16744?

AS16744 is registered to THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY. It announces about 1,280 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS16744?

Call the Veqen IP check with the visitor's address. The response includes the ASN, the owner and whether the network is a datacenter, VPN network, relay or ISP.