Threat LevelMEDIUM29/1002 rule types
2 incidents on record · 2 rule types · last seen 27d ago
| PTR | 172-234-238-198.ip.linodeusercontent.com |
| Org / ASN | Akamai Technologies, Inc. |
| Country | 🇺🇸 United States |
| City | Tukwila, Washington |
| Timezone | America/Los_Angeles |
Attack Analysis
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.
WordPress Username Enumeration
This IP probed the WordPress ?author= parameter to enumerate valid usernames (e.g. ?author=1, ?author=2). Harvested usernames are then fed into credential stuffing or password brute-force attacks. This is purely reconnaissance — there is no legitimate reason to systematically probe author IDs.
Reports (2)
| Date | Severity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2026 - 17:33 | high | Web: User enumeration — 3+ author probes in 60s |
| 4 Jul 2026 - 17:33 | high | Web: xmlrpc.php accessed |
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