Network · AS8263

AS8263 PJSC MegaFon

AS8263 (PJSC MegaFon) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS8263

OwnerPJSC MegaFon
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses768
IPv4 ranges2
IPv6 ranges0

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

178.176.224.0/23
178.176.226.0/24

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

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Detect it in code

Spot AS8263 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 AS8263

Is AS8263 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS8263 (PJSC MegaFon) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS8263?

AS8263 is registered to PJSC MegaFon. It announces about 768 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS8263?

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.