Report for IP: 138.197.17.142

Threat LevelMEDIUM47/1004 rule types across 4 attack categories
8 incidents on record · 4 rule types · confirmed on global blocklist · persistent 20-day campaign · last seen 15d ago
PTR N/A
Org / ASN Digital Ocean
Country 🇺🇸 United States
City Clifton, New Jersey
Timezone America/New_York

Attack Analysis

Geo-Blocked Country
This IP was blocked purely based on its country of origin — the site owner has restricted access from this IP's geographic location due to a pattern of unwanted traffic from that region. This does not necessarily mean the specific IP itself has attacked anything; it reflects a blanket country-level policy.
.env File Exposure Probe
This IP requested a .env file (or a variant like .env.local, .env.production) — files that commonly contain database credentials, API keys, and other secrets for a web application. No legitimate visitor ever requests this path; it is exclusively probed by attackers hunting for leaked configuration.
Listed on 1 threat-intelligence blocklist
  • FireHOL level2 — FireHOL level2 lists addresses seen attacking in the last 48 hours across many sensors. It is large and volatile: addresses enter and leave quickly, so on its own this is weaker, recent-activity evidence.
Only short-lived or context lists match, so this is weak evidence on its own.
WordPress XML-RPC Abuse
This IP targeted xmlrpc.php, a legacy WordPress endpoint that has been abused for brute-force authentication attacks, credential stuffing, and DDoS amplification. Any direct access to xmlrpc.php is an attack or reconnaissance attempt; modern WordPress sites should disable it entirely.

Reports (8)

Date Severity Description
14 Sep 2026 - 14:34 low FireHOL level2 (48h recent-attacker feed, large & volatile)
13 Sep 2026 - 03:43 medium Query Guard — Path Dotenv Exposed
12 Sep 2026 - 17:51 medium Query Guard — Path Dotenv Exposed
12 Sep 2026 - 11:58 medium Query Guard — Path Dotenv Exposed
12 Sep 2026 - 05:22 medium Query Guard — Path Dotenv Exposed
11 Sep 2026 - 19:52 medium Query Guard — Path Dotenv Exposed
8 Sep 2026 - 20:05 low Geo Blocker — Country Match
25 Aug 2026 - 22:14 high WordPress: xmlrpc.php accessed