Report for IP: 179.43.159.78

Threat LevelHIGH50/1002 rule types across 2 attack categories
3 incidents on record · 2 rule types · confirmed on global blocklist · last seen 2d ago
PTR hostedby.privatelayer.com
Org / ASN Vatlin Mihail
Country 🇨🇭 Switzerland
City Rümlang, Zurich
Timezone Europe/Zurich

Attack Analysis

🇨🇭 Switzerland · Zurich · 51852 · Private Layer INC
IDS: Tor Exit Node
This IP is a known Tor network exit node. Tor anonymizes user traffic by routing it through a series of relays; exit nodes are the final hop where traffic re-enters the public internet. While Tor has legitimate privacy uses, it is heavily abused for anonymous attacks, credential stuffing, and fraud — as the real attacker IP is concealed behind the exit node.
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 (3)

Date Severity Description
30 Jul 2026 - 02:05 high IDS: Tor exit node — known anonymization network — ET TOR Known Tor Relay/Router (Not Exit) Node Traffic group 25
30 Jul 2026 - 02:05 high Web: xmlrpc.php accessed
30 Jul 2026 - 02:05 high IDS: Tor exit node — known anonymization network — ET TOR Known Tor Exit Node Traffic group 25