Report for IP: 16.28.56.185

Threat LevelMEDIUM28/1001 rule type
1 incident on record · last seen 56d ago
PTR ec2-16-28-56-185.af-south-1.compute.amazonaws.com
Org / ASN AWS EC2 (af-south-1)
Country 🇿🇦 South Africa
City Cape Town, Western Cape
Timezone Africa/Johannesburg

Attack Analysis

Git Repository Exposure Probe
This IP requested the /.git/ directory, attempting to download source code, commit history, database credentials, and API keys from an accidentally exposed Git repository. Automated tools can reconstruct an entire codebase from an exposed .git folder. No legitimate client ever requests this path.

Reports (1)

Date Severity Description
5 Aug 2026 - 12:23 high Web: Git repo exposure probe