Report for IP: 217.165.229.78

Threat LevelMEDIUM29/1001 rule type
1 incident on record · last seen 13d ago
PTR bba-217-165-229-78.alshamil.net.ae
Org / ASN Emirates Telecommunications Corporation
Country 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
City Dibba Al-Fujairah, Emirate of Fujairah
Timezone Asia/Dubai

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.

Reports (1)

Date Severity Description
23 Oct 2026 - 12:21 high WordPress: xmlrpc.php accessed