Network Intelligence
Network Intelligence is the cross-shop reputation layer. When a SOptim merchant blocks an IP, ASN, or card BIN, that signal is anonymized and made available to other SOptim shops as an early warning.
What's shared
- Hashed IP —
SHA-256(ip + global-salt). We can match against other shops' hashes but never recover the raw IP. - ASN — public information; shared as-is.
- BIN (first 6 of card number) — shared as-is. BINs are public identifiers, not card numbers.
- Decay — signals expire after 30 days unless reaffirmed.
What's never shared
- Your shop name, your traffic volumes, your customer emails, your order values, your product list. Network Intelligence is one-way anonymous broadcast: contribute and receive, never re-identifiable.
How it affects your shop
When a visitor arrives, we check three sets in parallel:
- Is the IP hash on the network blocklist? (last 30 days)
- Is the ASN on the network watchlist? (last 90 days)
- Is the BIN on the chargeback ring? (last 12 months)
A hit adds +25 to +60 to the visitor's score depending on confidence. Combined with your local signals, this is what catches "first-time on your shop but seen across the network" attackers.
Network coverage
As of 2026, the SOptim network covers 2,400+ shops across 47 countries. Daily contributions add ~12k unique IPs and ~400 BINs to the blocklist. The vast majority of these are botnet endpoints and card-testing rings that rotate across many shops in the same week.
Opt-out
Network Intelligence is on by default on Scale+ plans. To opt out (you receive no benefit and contribute no signals): Bot Shield → Network Intelligence → Participate in network: Off.
Why opt out? Almost nobody does. Edge cases: shops with internal compliance rules that forbid even hashed contributions, or shops in regulated industries (defence, gambling) where opt-out is a paperwork requirement.
Available on
Scale ($49/mo) and Max ($99/mo).