Report for IP: 198.98.57.151

Threat LevelHIGH53/1002 rule types across 2 attack categories
9 incidents on record · 2 rule types · confirmed on global blocklist · persistent 26-day campaign · last seen 3d ago
PTR N/A
Org / ASN FranTech Solutions
Country 🇺🇸 United States
City New York, New York
Timezone America/New_York

Attack Analysis

🇺🇸 United States · New York · 53667 · Frantech Solutions
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 (9)

Date Severity Description
28 Jul 2026 - 15:46 high IDS: Tor exit node — known anonymization network — ET TOR Known Tor Exit Node Traffic group 66
28 Jul 2026 - 15:46 high IDS: Tor exit node — known anonymization network — ET TOR Known Tor Relay/Router (Not Exit) Node Traffic group 66
27 Jul 2026 - 11:42 high IDS: Tor exit node — known anonymization network — ET TOR Known Tor Exit Node Traffic group 66
27 Jul 2026 - 11:42 high IDS: Tor exit node — known anonymization network — ET TOR Known Tor Relay/Router (Not Exit) Node Traffic group 66
27 Jul 2026 - 11:42 high Web: xmlrpc.php accessed
14 Jul 2026 - 03:25 high IDS: Tor exit node — known anonymization network — ET TOR Known Tor Relay/Router (Not Exit) Node Traffic group 66
14 Jul 2026 - 03:25 high IDS: Tor exit node — known anonymization network — ET TOR Known Tor Exit Node Traffic group 66
3 Jul 2026 - 03:31 high IDS: Tor exit node — known anonymization network — ET TOR Known Tor Relay/Router (Not Exit) Node Traffic group 66
3 Jul 2026 - 03:31 high IDS: Tor exit node — known anonymization network — ET TOR Known Tor Exit Node Traffic group 66