Report for IP: 188.68.40.85

Threat LevelMEDIUM32/1002 rule types
3 incidents on record · 2 rule types · last seen 15d ago
PTR v2202608392609494734.bestsrv.de
Org / ASN NETCUP-GMBH
Country 🇩🇪 Germany
City Nuremberg, Bavaria
Timezone Europe/Berlin

Attack Analysis

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.
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
15 Sep 2026 - 09:09 high WordPress: User enumeration — 3+ author probes in 60s
15 Sep 2026 - 09:09 high WordPress: xmlrpc.php accessed
15 Sep 2026 - 09:08 high WordPress: User enumeration — 3+ author probes in 60s