IP Address Fraud Detection: Advanced Protection Against Online Threats

When Elena's e-commerce platform lost $47,000 to coordinated chargeback fraud in a single weekend, she realized her basic IP geolocation service was missing 78% of sophisticated fraud attempts. Fraudsters were using residential proxies, VPN chains, and compromised devices that looked legitimate on the surface—but left clear digital footprints for advanced detection systems.

If you're losing money to account takeovers, fake registrations, or payment fraud, you need IP address fraud detection that goes beyond basic geolocation. This comprehensive guide reveals how to detect 99.7% of IP-based threats using enterprise-grade intelligence and real-time risk scoring.

The Hidden Threat Landscape of IP-Based Fraud

Why Basic IP Geolocation Fails Against Modern Fraud

The Geolocation Illusion:

• False Security: "It's from New York, must be legitimate" mentality
• Proxy Blindness: Residential proxies look like real users
• VPN Obfuscation: Commercial VPNs hide malicious intent
• Botnet Complexity: Compromised devices mimic legitimate behavior

Real-World Fraud Patterns:

• Account Takeover: 43% of breaches start with compromised IP addresses
• Fake Registrations: 67% of spam accounts use fraudulent IP infrastructure
• Payment Fraud: 51% of chargebacks involve IP spoofing or proxy chains
• Ad Fraud: $80 billion annual losses from IP-based ad fraud globally

Enterprise Fraud Detection Requirements

Real-Time Intelligence Needs:

• Sub-300ms Response: Instant decisions for live transactions
• 99.7%+ Accuracy: Enterprise-grade precision across threat types
• Comprehensive Coverage: 5,000+ VPN services, 50,000+ proxy networks
• Dynamic Updates: Threat database updates every 60 seconds

Advanced Risk Assessment:

• Multi-Layer Scoring: Behavioral, historical, and network analysis
• Contextual Intelligence: User behavior correlation with IP patterns
• Predictive Analytics: Emerging threat pattern identification
• Compliance Automation: GDPR, CCPA, and industry regulation adherence

How IP Address Fraud Detection Works

Multi-Layer Threat Intelligence Pipeline

Layer 1: Network Infrastructure Analysis

IP Address Classification:

Input IP: 192.168.1.100
Analysis:
├── Connection Type: Residential/Commercial/Mobile/Datacenter
├── ISP Intelligence: Network reputation and history
├── Geographic Validation: Location consistency checks
└── Routing Analysis: Network path anomaly detection

Advanced Network Detection:

• Residential Proxies: Identify 50,000+ proxy networks
• Commercial VPNs: Detect 5,000+ VPN services and exit nodes
• Tor Exit Nodes: Real-time Tor network monitoring
• Datacenter IPs: Cloud provider and hosting identification

Layer 2: Behavioral Pattern Recognition

Historical Analysis:

IP History Tracking:
├── Previous Fraud Reports: Known malicious activity
├── Usage Patterns: Abnormal connection frequency
├── Geographic Anomalies: Impossible location changes
└── Device Correlation: Browser fingerprinting and device analysis

Real-Time Behavioral Scoring:

• Connection Frequency: Unusual login attempts per hour
• Geographic Impossibility: Instant location changes
• Device Inconsistency: Mismatched browser/device signatures
• Temporal Patterns: Suspicious timing of activities

Layer 3: Threat Intelligence Integration

Global Threat Feeds:

Threat Intelligence Sources:
├── Commercial Databases: Real-time threat sharing
├── Dark Web Monitoring: Credential leak detection
├── Honeypot Data: Attack pattern analysis
└── ML Models: Predictive threat identification

Risk Factor Aggregation:

• Known Malicious IPs: Blacklisted address databases
• Credential Stuffing: Previous breach associations
• Botnet Participation: Infected device identification
• Spam Campaigns: Known fraud operation tracking

Layer 4: Machine Learning Risk Scoring

AI-Powered Analysis:

Predictive Risk Modeling:
├── Supervised Learning: Historical fraud pattern training
├── Unsupervised Learning: Anomaly detection algorithms
├── Deep Learning: Complex threat pattern recognition
└── Ensemble Methods: Multiple model consensus scoring

Dynamic Risk Calculation:

• Base Risk Score: 0-100 fraud probability
• Contextual Multipliers: Transaction type, amount, user history
• Velocity Checks: Rapid action pattern detection
• Confidence Intervals: Statistical certainty of risk assessment

IP Address Fraud Detection Implementation

JavaScript/Node.js Integration

const axios = require('axios');

class IPFraudDetector {
  constructor(apiKey, options = {}) {
    this.apiKey = apiKey;
    this.baseUrl = 'https://api.1lookup.io/v1';
    this.cache = new Map();
    this.cacheTTL = options.cacheTTL || 30 * 60 * 1000; // 30 minutes
    this.riskThresholds = {
      low: 20,
      medium: 40,
      high: 60,
      critical: 80
    };
  }

  async analyzeIPAddress(ipAddress, context = {}) {
    // Check cache first
    const cacheKey = `${ipAddress}_${JSON.stringify(context)}`;
    const cached = this.cache.get(cacheKey);

    if (cached && (Date.now() - cached.timestamp) < this.cacheTTL) {
      return cached.result;
    }

    try {
      const response = await axios.post(
        `${this.baseUrl}/lookup/ip`,
        {
          ip: ipAddress,
          include_fraud_detection: true,
          include_threat_intelligence: true,
          context: context
        },
        {
          headers: {
            'Authorization': `Bearer ${this.apiKey}`,
            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
          },
          timeout: 5000
        }
      );

      const result = this.processIPAnalysis(response.data);

      // Cache result
      this.cache.set(cacheKey, {
        result,
        timestamp: Date.now()
      });

      return result;

    } catch (error) {
      console.error('IP fraud detection error:', error);
      return {
        error: 'Analysis failed',
        risk_level: 'unknown',
        recommendations: ['manual_review']
      };
    }
  }

  processIPAnalysis(data) {
    const analysis = {
      ip: data.query,
      valid: data.status === 'success',
      location: {
        country: data.country,
        region: data.regionName,
        city: data.city,
        coordinates: [data.lat, data.lon],
        timezone: data.timezone
      },
      network: {
        isp: data.isp,
        organization: data.org,
        connection_type: data.connection_type,
        asn: data.asn
      },
      fraud_indicators: {
        proxy: data.proxy,
        vpn: data.vpn,
        tor: data.tor,
        hosting: data.hosting,
        bot_probability: data.bot_probability
      },
      risk_assessment: {
        fraud_score: data.fraud_score,
        risk_level: this.calculateRiskLevel(data.fraud_score),
        threat_level: data.threat_level,
        abuse_history: data.abuse_history,
        last_reported: data.last_reported
      },
      intelligence: {
        reputation_score: data.reputation_score,
        usage_patterns: data.usage_patterns,
        known_associations: data.known_associations
      },
      recommendations: this.generateRecommendations(data),
      response_time: data.delay
    };

    return analysis;
  }

  calculateRiskLevel(score) {
    if (score >= this.riskThresholds.critical) return 'critical';
    if (score >= this.riskThresholds.high) return 'high';
    if (score >= this.riskThresholds.medium) return 'medium';
    if (score >= this.riskThresholds.low) return 'low';
    return 'very_low';
  }

  generateRecommendations(data) {
    const recommendations = [];

    if (data.proxy || data.vpn) {
      recommendations.push('block_transaction');
    }

    if (data.fraud_score > 60) {
      recommendations.push('require_additional_verification');
    }

    if (data.abuse_history) {
      recommendations.push('flag_for_review');
    }

    if (data.bot_probability > 0.7) {
      recommendations.push('implement_captcha');
    }

    return recommendations;
  }

  async batchAnalyzeIPs(ipAddresses, context = {}) {
    const payload = {
      ips: ipAddresses,
      include_fraud_detection: true,
      include_threat_intelligence: true,
      context: context
    };

    try {
      const response = await axios.post(
        `${this.baseUrl}/lookup/ip/batch`,
        payload,
        {
          headers: {
            'Authorization': `Bearer ${this.apiKey}`,
            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
          },
          timeout: 30000
        }
      );

      return response.data.results.map(result => this.processIPAnalysis(result));

    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Batch IP analysis error:', error);
      return { error: 'Batch analysis failed' };
    }
  }
}

// Usage examples
async function protectEcommerceTransaction(orderData) {
  const detector = new IPFraudDetector('your_api_key');

  // Analyze customer IP
  const ipAnalysis = await detector.analyzeIPAddress(orderData.customerIP, {
    transaction_type: 'purchase',
    amount: orderData.total,
    user_history: orderData.customerHistory
  });

  // Risk-based decision making
  switch(ipAnalysis.risk_assessment.risk_level) {
    case 'critical':
      // Block transaction immediately
      throw new Error('High-risk IP address detected');

    case 'high':
      // Require additional verification
      await requireAdditionalVerification(orderData);
      break;

    case 'medium':
      // Flag for manual review
      await flagForManualReview(orderData, ipAnalysis);
      break;

    default:
      // Process normally
      await processOrder(orderData);
  }

  return { approved: true, risk_analysis: ipAnalysis };
}

async function bulkIPAnalysisForMarketing() {
  const detector = new IPFraudDetector('your_api_key');

  // Analyze website visitor IPs
  const visitorIPs = ['192.168.1.1', '10.0.0.1', '172.16.0.1'];
  const analyses = await detector.batchAnalyzeIPs(visitorIPs, {
    source: 'website_visitors',
    campaign: 'black_friday'
  });

  // Segment users by risk level
  const safeUsers = analyses.filter(a => a.risk_assessment.risk_level === 'very_low');
  const riskyUsers = analyses.filter(a => a.risk_assessment.risk_level === 'high');

  return { safeUsers, riskyUsers, analyses };
}

Python Implementation

import requests
import json
import asyncio
import aiohttp
from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Any
from dataclasses import dataclass
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
import hashlib

@dataclass
class IPAnalysisResult:
    ip_address: str
    is_valid: bool
    country: str
    region: str
    city: str
    isp: str
    connection_type: str
    is_proxy: bool
    is_vpn: bool
    is_tor: bool
    is_hosting: bool
    fraud_score: int
    risk_level: str
    threat_level: str
    bot_probability: float
    recommendations: List[str]
    last_updated: datetime

class IPFraudDetector:
    def __init__(self, api_key: str, cache_enabled: bool = True):
        self.api_key = api_key
        self.base_url = "https://api.1lookup.io/v1"
        self.headers = {
            "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
            "Content-Type": "application/json"
        }
        self.cache_enabled = cache_enabled
        self.cache = {}
        self.cache_ttl = timedelta(minutes=30)

    def _get_cache_key(self, ip: str, context: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
        """Generate cache key from IP and context"""
        context_str = json.dumps(context, sort_keys=True)
        return hashlib.md5(f"{ip}:{context_str}".encode()).hexdigest()

    def _is_cache_valid(self, cached_time: datetime) -> bool:
        """Check if cached result is still valid"""
        return datetime.now() - cached_time < self.cache_ttl

    async def analyze_ip_async(self, ip_address: str, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> IPAnalysisResult:
        """Asynchronous IP fraud analysis"""
        context = context or {}

        # Check cache
        if self.cache_enabled:
            cache_key = self._get_cache_key(ip_address, context)
            if cache_key in self.cache and self._is_cache_valid(self.cache[cache_key]['timestamp']):
                return self.cache[cache_key]['result']

        async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
            payload = {
                "ip": ip_address,
                "include_fraud_detection": True,
                "include_threat_intelligence": True,
                "context": context
            }

            try:
                async with session.post(
                    f"{self.base_url}/lookup/ip",
                    json=payload,
                    headers=self.headers,
                    timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=10)
                ) as response:

                    if response.status == 200:
                        data = await response.json()
                        result = self._process_response(data)

                        # Cache result
                        if self.cache_enabled:
                            self.cache[cache_key] = {
                                'result': result,
                                'timestamp': datetime.now()
                            }

                        return result
                    else:
                        error_text = await response.text()
                        raise Exception(f"API Error {response.status}: {error_text}")

            except Exception as e:
                # Return safe default on error
                return IPAnalysisResult(
                    ip_address=ip_address,
                    is_valid=False,
                    country="Unknown",
                    region="Unknown",
                    city="Unknown",
                    isp="Unknown",
                    connection_type="unknown",
                    is_proxy=False,
                    is_vpn=False,
                    is_tor=False,
                    is_hosting=False,
                    fraud_score=50,  # Medium risk on error
                    risk_level="medium",
                    threat_level="unknown",
                    bot_probability=0.5,
                    recommendations=["manual_review", "require_verification"],
                    last_updated=datetime.now()
                )

    def analyze_ip_sync(self, ip_address: str, context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> IPAnalysisResult:
        """Synchronous IP fraud analysis"""
        context = context or {}

        # Check cache
        if self.cache_enabled:
            cache_key = self._get_cache_key(ip_address, context)
            if cache_key in self.cache and self._is_cache_valid(self.cache[cache_key]['timestamp']):
                return self.cache[cache_key]['result']

        payload = {
            "ip": ip_address,
            "include_fraud_detection": True,
            "include_threat_intelligence": True,
            "context": context
        }

        try:
            response = requests.post(
                f"{self.base_url}/lookup/ip",
                json=payload,
                headers=self.headers,
                timeout=10
            )

            if response.status_code == 200:
                data = response.json()
                result = self._process_response(data)

                # Cache result
                if self.cache_enabled:
                    self.cache[cache_key] = {
                        'result': result,
                        'timestamp': datetime.now()
                    }

                return result
            else:
                raise Exception(f"API Error {response.status_code}: {response.text()}")

        except Exception as e:
            # Return safe default on error
            return IPAnalysisResult(
                ip_address=ip_address,
                is_valid=False,
                country="Unknown",
                region="Unknown",
                city="Unknown",
                isp="Unknown",
                connection_type="unknown",
                is_proxy=False,
                is_vpn=False,
                is_tor=False,
                is_hosting=False,
                fraud_score=50,
                risk_level="medium",
                threat_level="unknown",
                bot_probability=0.5,
                recommendations=["manual_review"],
                last_updated=datetime.now()
            )

    def _process_response(self, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> IPAnalysisResult:
        """Process API response into structured result"""
        fraud_score = data.get('fraud_score', 0)

        # Calculate risk level
        if fraud_score >= 80:
            risk_level = "critical"
        elif fraud_score >= 60:
            risk_level = "high"
        elif fraud_score >= 40:
            risk_level = "medium"
        elif fraud_score >= 20:
            risk_level = "low"
        else:
            risk_level = "very_low"

        # Generate recommendations
        recommendations = []
        if data.get('proxy') or data.get('vpn'):
            recommendations.append("block_transaction")
        if fraud_score > 60:
            recommendations.append("require_additional_verification")
        if data.get('abuse_history'):
            recommendations.append("flag_for_review")
        if data.get('bot_probability', 0) > 0.7:
            recommendations.append("implement_captcha")

        return IPAnalysisResult(
            ip_address=data.get('query', ''),
            is_valid=data.get('status') == 'success',
            country=data.get('country', 'Unknown'),
            region=data.get('regionName', 'Unknown'),
            city=data.get('city', 'Unknown'),
            isp=data.get('isp', 'Unknown'),
            connection_type=data.get('connection_type', 'unknown'),
            is_proxy=data.get('proxy', False),
            is_vpn=data.get('vpn', False),
            is_tor=data.get('tor', False),
            is_hosting=data.get('hosting', False),
            fraud_score=fraud_score,
            risk_level=risk_level,
            threat_level=data.get('threat_level', 'low'),
            bot_probability=data.get('bot_probability', 0.0),
            recommendations=recommendations,
            last_updated=datetime.now()
        )

    async def batch_analyze_ips(self, ip_addresses: List[str], context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> List[IPAnalysisResult]:
        """Analyze multiple IPs concurrently"""
        context = context or {}

        # Create tasks for concurrent processing
        tasks = [self.analyze_ip_async(ip, context) for ip in ip_addresses]

        # Execute concurrently
        results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks, return_exceptions=True)

        # Handle any exceptions
        processed_results = []
        for i, result in enumerate(results):
            if isinstance(result, Exception):
                # Return error result for failed analyses
                processed_results.append(IPAnalysisResult(
                    ip_address=ip_addresses[i],
                    is_valid=False,
                    country="Error",
                    region="Error",
                    city="Error",
                    isp="Error",
                    connection_type="error",
                    is_proxy=False,
                    is_vpn=False,
                    is_tor=False,
                    is_hosting=False,
                    fraud_score=100,  # Maximum risk on error
                    risk_level="critical",
                    threat_level="error",
                    bot_probability=1.0,
                    recommendations=["block_transaction", "manual_review"],
                    last_updated=datetime.now()
                ))
            else:
                processed_results.append(result)

        return processed_results

# Usage examples
def protect_financial_transaction(transaction_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
    """Protect financial transactions with IP fraud detection"""
    detector = IPFraudDetector("your_api_key")

    # Analyze transaction IP
    ip_analysis = detector.analyze_ip_sync(
        transaction_data['client_ip'],
        {
            'transaction_type': 'payment',
            'amount': transaction_data['amount'],
            'user_id': transaction_data.get('user_id'),
            'device_fingerprint': transaction_data.get('device_fingerprint')
        }
    )

    # Risk-based processing
    if ip_analysis.risk_level in ['critical', 'high']:
        transaction_data['status'] = 'blocked'
        transaction_data['block_reason'] = f"High-risk IP: {ip_analysis.risk_level}"
        # Send to fraud team for review

    elif ip_analysis.risk_level == 'medium':
        transaction_data['status'] = 'pending_review'
        transaction_data['review_reason'] = f"Medium-risk IP: additional verification required"
        # Require 2FA or additional verification

    else:
        transaction_data['status'] = 'approved'
        transaction_data['risk_score'] = ip_analysis.fraud_score

    transaction_data['ip_analysis'] = {
        'fraud_score': ip_analysis.fraud_score,
        'risk_level': ip_analysis.risk_level,
        'is_proxy': ip_analysis.is_proxy,
        'is_vpn': ip_analysis.is_vpn,
        'country': ip_analysis.country,
        'recommendations': ip_analysis.recommendations
    }

    return transaction_data

async def bulk_security_analysis(visitor_ips: List[str]) -> Dict[str, List[IPAnalysisResult]]:
    """Analyze multiple visitor IPs for security assessment"""
    detector = IPFraudDetector("your_api_key")

    analyses = await detector.batch_analyze_ips(
        visitor_ips,
        {'source': 'website_visitors', 'analysis_type': 'security_audit'}
    )

    # Categorize by risk level
    high_risk = [a for a in analyses if a.risk_level in ['critical', 'high']]
    medium_risk = [a for a in analyses if a.risk_level == 'medium']
    low_risk = [a for a in analyses if a.risk_level in ['low', 'very_low']]

    return {
        'high_risk': high_risk,
        'medium_risk': medium_risk,
        'low_risk': low_risk,
        'all_analyses': analyses
    }

Advanced Fraud Detection Strategies

Machine Learning Integration

from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestClassifier
from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np

class MLFraudDetector:
    def __init__(self, ip_detector: IPFraudDetector):
        self.ip_detector = ip_detector
        self.model = RandomForestClassifier(
            n_estimators=100,
            max_depth=10,
            random_state=42
        )
        self.scaler = StandardScaler()
        self.feature_columns = [
            'fraud_score', 'bot_probability', 'is_proxy', 'is_vpn',
            'is_tor', 'is_hosting', 'connection_type_score',
            'geographic_risk', 'temporal_risk', 'behavioral_risk'
        ]

    def extract_features(self, ip_analysis: IPAnalysisResult, context: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, float]:
        """Extract ML features from IP analysis and context"""

        # Connection type scoring
        connection_scores = {
            'residential': 0.1,
            'commercial': 0.3,
            'mobile': 0.2,
            'datacenter': 0.8,
            'unknown': 0.5
        }
        connection_score = connection_scores.get(ip_analysis.connection_type, 0.5)

        # Geographic risk (simplified)
        high_risk_countries = ['RU', 'CN', 'BR', 'IN', 'NG']
        geographic_risk = 1.0 if ip_analysis.country in high_risk_countries else 0.2

        # Temporal risk (time-based patterns)
        current_hour = datetime.now().hour
        temporal_risk = 0.8 if current_hour in [2, 3, 4, 5] else 0.2  # High-risk hours

        # Behavioral risk from context
        behavioral_risk = 0.5  # Would be calculated from user behavior patterns

        return {
            'fraud_score': ip_analysis.fraud_score / 100.0,  # Normalize to 0-1
            'bot_probability': ip_analysis.bot_probability,
            'is_proxy': 1.0 if ip_analysis.is_proxy else 0.0,
            'is_vpn': 1.0 if ip_analysis.is_vpn else 0.0,
            'is_tor': 1.0 if ip_analysis.is_tor else 0.0,
            'is_hosting': 1.0 if ip_analysis.is_hosting else 0.0,
            'connection_type_score': connection_score,
            'geographic_risk': geographic_risk,
            'temporal_risk': temporal_risk,
            'behavioral_risk': behavioral_risk
        }

    def train_model(self, training_data: List[Dict[str, Any]]):
        """Train ML model on historical fraud data"""
        features = []
        labels = []

        for record in training_data:
            ip_analysis = self.ip_detector.analyze_ip_sync(record['ip_address'], record.get('context', {}))
            feature_dict = self.extract_features(ip_analysis, record.get('context', {}))
            features.append([feature_dict[col] for col in self.feature_columns])
            labels.append(1 if record['is_fraud'] else 0)

        X = np.array(features)
        y = np.array(labels)

        # Scale features
        X_scaled = self.scaler.fit_transform(X)

        # Train model
        self.model.fit(X_scaled, y)

        print(f"Model trained on {len(training_data)} samples")
        print(f"Feature importance: {dict(zip(self.feature_columns, self.model.feature_importances_))}")

    def predict_fraud_probability(self, ip_address: str, context: Dict[str, Any]) -> float:
        """Predict fraud probability using ML model"""
        ip_analysis = self.ip_detector.analyze_ip_sync(ip_address, context)
        features = self.extract_features(ip_analysis, context)

        X = np.array([[features[col] for col in self.feature_columns]])
        X_scaled = self.scaler.transform(X)

        fraud_probability = self.model.predict_proba(X_scaled)[0][1]

        return fraud_probability

# Enhanced protection with ML
def ml_protected_transaction(transaction_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
    """Protect transactions using ML-enhanced fraud detection"""
    ip_detector = IPFraudDetector("your_api_key")
    ml_detector = MLFraudDetector(ip_detector)

    # Get ML fraud probability
    ml_fraud_prob = ml_detector.predict_fraud_probability(
        transaction_data['client_ip'],
        {
            'transaction_type': 'payment',
            'amount': transaction_data['amount'],
            'user_history': transaction_data.get('user_history', [])
        }
    )

    # Combine with basic IP analysis
    basic_analysis = ip_detector.analyze_ip_sync(transaction_data['client_ip'])

    # Weighted fraud score
    combined_score = (basic_analysis.fraud_score * 0.7) + (ml_fraud_prob * 100 * 0.3)

    # Decision logic
    if combined_score > 75:
        transaction_data['status'] = 'blocked'
        transaction_data['block_reason'] = 'ML-enhanced fraud detection'
    elif combined_score > 50:
        transaction_data['status'] = 'requires_review'
        transaction_data['review_reason'] = 'Elevated fraud risk detected'
    else:
        transaction_data['status'] = 'approved'

    transaction_data['fraud_analysis'] = {
        'basic_score': basic_analysis.fraud_score,
        'ml_probability': ml_fraud_prob,
        'combined_score': combined_score,
        'risk_level': 'high' if combined_score > 75 else 'medium' if combined_score > 50 else 'low'
    }

    return transaction_data

Real-Time Threat Intelligence Integration

class ThreatIntelligenceAggregator {
  constructor(ipDetector, intelligenceSources = []) {
    this.ipDetector = ipDetector;
    this.sources = intelligenceSources;
    this.threatCache = new Map();
    this.updateInterval = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes
    this.startPeriodicUpdates();
  }

  async aggregateThreatData(ipAddress) {
    const threats = {
      ip: ipAddress,
      sources: {},
      aggregated_score: 0,
      last_updated: new Date(),
      confidence: 0
    };

    // Query all intelligence sources
    for (const source of this.sources) {
      try {
        const sourceData = await this.queryThreatSource(source, ipAddress);
        threats.sources[source.name] = sourceData;

        // Weight and aggregate scores
        if (sourceData.score) {
          threats.aggregated_score += sourceData.score * source.weight;
        }

      } catch (error) {
        console.warn(`Failed to query ${source.name}:`, error);
      }
    }

    // Calculate confidence based on source agreement
    threats.confidence = this.calculateConfidence(threats.sources);

    // Cache results
    this.threatCache.set(ipAddress, threats);

    return threats;
  }

  async queryThreatSource(source, ipAddress) {
    // Implementation for querying specific threat intelligence sources
    // This would integrate with commercial threat feeds, dark web monitoring, etc.
    return {
      score: Math.random() * 100, // Placeholder
      last_seen: new Date(),
      categories: ['malware', 'spam'],
      confidence: 0.8
    };
  }

  calculateConfidence(sources) {
    const scores = Object.values(sources).map(s => s.score).filter(s => s !== undefined);
    if (scores.length === 0) return 0;

    const mean = scores.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / scores.length;
    const variance = scores.reduce((a, b) => a + Math.pow(b - mean, 2), 0) / scores.length;

    // Higher confidence when sources agree (low variance)
    return Math.max(0, 1 - variance / 1000);
  }

  async enhancedIPAnalysis(ipAddress, context = {}) {
    // Get basic IP analysis
    const basicAnalysis = await this.ipDetector.analyzeIPAddress(ipAddress, context);

    // Get aggregated threat intelligence
    const threatData = await this.aggregateThreatData(ipAddress);

    // Combine analyses
    return {
      ...basicAnalysis,
      threat_intelligence: threatData,
      enhanced_score: (basicAnalysis.fraud_score + threatData.aggregated_score) / 2,
      intelligence_confidence: threatData.confidence,
      last_threat_update: threatData.last_updated
    };
  }

  startPeriodicUpdates() {
    setInterval(() => {
      this.updateThreatCache();
    }, this.updateInterval);
  }

  async updateThreatCache() {
    // Update threat data for cached IPs
    for (const [ip, data] of this.threatCache.entries()) {
      if (Date.now() - data.last_updated.getTime() > this.updateInterval) {
        await this.aggregateThreatData(ip);
      }
    }
  }
}

// Usage with threat intelligence
async function enterpriseFraudProtection(transactionData) {
  const ipDetector = new IPFraudDetector('your_api_key');
  const threatAggregator = new ThreatIntelligenceAggregator(ipDetector, [
    { name: 'commercial_feed_1', weight: 0.4 },
    { name: 'dark_web_monitor', weight: 0.3 },
    { name: 'honeypot_data', weight: 0.3 }
  ]);

  const enhancedAnalysis = await threatAggregator.enhancedIPAnalysis(
    transactionData.clientIP,
    {
      transaction_type: 'high_value_purchase',
      amount: transactionData.amount
    }
  );

  // Decision making with enhanced intelligence
  if (enhancedAnalysis.enhanced_score > 70 || enhancedAnalysis.intelligence_confidence > 0.8) {
    await blockTransaction(transactionData, 'Enterprise fraud detection triggered');
  } else if (enhancedAnalysis.enhanced_score > 40) {
    await requireEnhancedVerification(transactionData, enhancedAnalysis);
  } else {
    await approveTransaction(transactionData, enhancedAnalysis);
  }
}

Performance Optimization and Scaling

Distributed Architecture for High-Volume Processing

from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, ProcessPoolExecutor
import multiprocessing
from typing import Iterator, List
import time

class DistributedIPAnalyzer:
    def __init__(self, api_key: str, worker_count: int = None):
        self.api_key = api_key
        self.worker_count = worker_count or multiprocessing.cpu_count()
        self.executor = ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=self.worker_count)
        self.process_pool = ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=4)

    def analyze_ips_distributed(self, ip_list: List[str], context: Dict[str, Any] = None) -> Iterator[IPAnalysisResult]:
        """Distribute IP analysis across multiple workers"""

        # Split work into chunks
        chunk_size = max(1, len(ip_list) // self.worker_count)
        chunks = [ip_list[i:i + chunk_size] for i in range(0, len(ip_list), chunk_size)]

        # Submit chunks to thread pool
        futures = [
            self.executor.submit(self._analyze_chunk, chunk, context)
            for chunk in chunks
        ]

        # Yield results as they complete
        for future in futures:
            try:
                chunk_results = future.result(timeout=60)
                for result in chunk_results:
                    yield result
            except Exception as e:
                print(f"Chunk processing error: {e}")
                # Yield error results for failed IPs
                for ip in chunk:
                    yield self._create_error_result(ip)

    def _analyze_chunk(self, ip_chunk: List[str], context: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[IPAnalysisResult]:
        """Process a chunk of IPs"""
        detector = IPFraudDetector(self.api_key)
        results = []

        for ip in ip_chunk:
            try:
                result = detector.analyze_ip_sync(ip, context)
                results.append(result)
            except Exception as e:
                results.append(self._create_error_result(ip))

            # Small delay to respect rate limits
            time.sleep(0.01)

        return results

    def _create_error_result(self, ip: str) -> IPAnalysisResult:
        """Create error result for failed analyses"""
        return IPAnalysisResult(
            ip_address=ip,
            is_valid=False,
            country="Error",
            region="Error",
            city="Error",
            isp="Error",
            connection_type="error",
            is_proxy=False,
            is_vpn=False,
            is_tor=False,
            is_hosting=False,
            fraud_score=50,
            risk_level="medium",
            threat_level="error",
            bot_probability=0.5,
            recommendations=["manual_review"],
            last_updated=datetime.now()
        )

    def shutdown(self):
        """Clean shutdown of executors"""
        self.executor.shutdown(wait=True)
        self.process_pool.shutdown(wait=True)

# High-volume processing example
def process_million_ips(ip_file: str, output_file: str):
    """Process 1M+ IPs efficiently"""

    # Read IPs from file
    with open(ip_file, 'r') as f:
        ip_list = [line.strip() for line in f if line.strip()]

    print(f"Processing {len(ip_list)} IPs...")

    # Initialize distributed analyzer
    analyzer = DistributedIPAnalyzer("your_api_key", worker_count=20)

    start_time = time.time()
    processed = 0

    # Process in distributed manner
    with open(output_file, 'w') as out_f:
        out_f.write('ip,country,risk_level,fraud_score,is_proxy,is_vpn,recommendations\n')

        for result in analyzer.analyze_ips_distributed(ip_list, {'batch': 'large_analysis'}):
            processed += 1

            # Write result
            recommendations_str = '|'.join(result.recommendations)
            out_f.write(f"{result.ip_address},{result.country},{result.risk_level},{result.fraud_score},{result.is_proxy},{result.is_vpn},\"{recommendations_str}\"\n")

            # Progress update
            if processed % 10000 == 0:
                elapsed = time.time() - start_time
                rate = processed / elapsed
                print(f"Processed {processed}/{len(ip_list)} IPs ({rate:.1f} IPs/sec)")

    total_time = time.time() - start_time
    print(f"Completed in {total_time:.1f}s ({len(ip_list)/total_time:.1f} IPs/sec)")

    analyzer.shutdown()

Advanced Caching and Performance Monitoring

class HighPerformanceIPCache {
  constructor(options = {}) {
    this.cache = new Map();
    this.maxSize = options.maxSize || 100000;
    this.ttl = options.ttl || 30 * 60 * 1000; // 30 minutes
    this.cleanupInterval = options.cleanupInterval || 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes

    // Performance metrics
    this.metrics = {
      hits: 0,
      misses: 0,
      evictions: 0,
      avgResponseTime: 0
    };

    this.startCleanup();
  }

  async get(key, fetchFunction) {
    const startTime = Date.now();

    // Check cache
    const cached = this.cache.get(key);
    if (cached && this.isValid(cached)) {
      this.metrics.hits++;
      this.updateMetrics(startTime);
      return cached.data;
    }

    // Cache miss - fetch fresh data
    this.metrics.misses++;
    const data = await fetchFunction();

    // Store in cache
    this.set(key, data);

    this.updateMetrics(startTime);
    return data;
  }

  set(key, data) {
    // Evict if at capacity
    if (this.cache.size >= this.maxSize) {
      const firstKey = this.cache.keys().next().value;
      this.cache.delete(firstKey);
      this.metrics.evictions++;
    }

    this.cache.set(key, {
      data,
      timestamp: Date.now(),
      accessCount: 0
    });
  }

  isValid(cached) {
    return (Date.now() - cached.timestamp) < this.ttl;
  }

  updateMetrics(responseTime) {
    const totalRequests = this.metrics.hits + this.metrics.misses;
    if (totalRequests > 0) {
      this.metrics.avgResponseTime = (
        (this.metrics.avgResponseTime * (totalRequests - 1)) + responseTime
      ) / totalRequests;
    }
  }

  getPerformanceStats() {
    const totalRequests = this.metrics.hits + this.metrics.misses;
    const hitRate = totalRequests > 0 ? this.metrics.hits / totalRequests : 0;

    return {
      cacheSize: this.cache.size,
      maxSize: this.maxSize,
      hitRate: hitRate,
      missRate: 1 - hitRate,
      evictions: this.metrics.evictions,
      avgResponseTime: this.metrics.avgResponseTime,
      cacheUtilization: (this.cache.size / this.maxSize) * 100
    };
  }

  startCleanup() {
    setInterval(() => {
      this.cleanup();
    }, this.cleanupInterval);
  }

  cleanup() {
    const now = Date.now();
    let cleaned = 0;

    for (const [key, value] of this.cache.entries()) {
      if (!this.isValid(value)) {
        this.cache.delete(key);
        cleaned++;
      }
    }

    if (cleaned > 0) {
      console.log(`Cleaned ${cleaned} expired cache entries`);
    }
  }
}

// High-performance IP analysis with advanced caching
class CachedIPFraudDetector extends IPFraudDetector {
  constructor(apiKey, cacheOptions = {}) {
    super(apiKey);
    this.cache = new HighPerformanceIPCache(cacheOptions);
  }

  async analyzeIPAddress(ipAddress, context = {}) {
    const cacheKey = `ip_analysis_${ipAddress}_${JSON.stringify(context)}`;

    return await this.cache.get(cacheKey, async () => {
      return await super.analyzeIPAddress(ipAddress, context);
    });
  }

  getPerformanceStats() {
    return this.cache.getPerformanceStats();
  }
}

// Real-time monitoring
class IPFraudMonitor {
  constructor(detector) {
    this.detector = detector;
    this.alerts = [];
    this.thresholds = {
      highRiskIPs: 100,
      responseTime: 1000, // ms
      errorRate: 0.05
    };
  }

  async monitorAndAlert() {
    setInterval(async () => {
      const stats = this.detector.getPerformanceStats();

      // Check for alerts
      if (stats.avgResponseTime > this.thresholds.responseTime) {
        this.alerts.push({
          type: 'performance',
          message: `High response time: ${stats.avgResponseTime}ms`,
          timestamp: new Date()
        });
      }

      if (stats.hitRate < 0.7) {
        this.alerts.push({
          type: 'cache_efficiency',
          message: `Low cache hit rate: ${(stats.hitRate * 100).toFixed(1)}%`,
          timestamp: new Date()
        });
      }

      // Send alerts (implement notification logic)
      await this.processAlerts();

    }, 60000); // Check every minute
  }

  async processAlerts() {
    if (this.alerts.length > 0) {
      console.log(`Processing ${this.alerts.length} alerts`);

      // Send to monitoring system, email, Slack, etc.
      // Implementation depends on your alerting infrastructure

      this.alerts = []; // Clear processed alerts
    }
  }
}

Conclusion: Enterprise-Grade IP Fraud Protection

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• Performance Optimization Guide

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