169.40.142.177
blockedScannerRegular
Case file
First seen on 2026-09-28T22:13:13Z, most recently active on 2026-09-29T04:06:26Z.
Recorded 22 attack-shaped requests across 2 separate days.
Its traffic requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials; it also requested the .git directory itself, hoping it is exposed and browsable; it also probed for an exposed .git directory to download the site's source history and config.
Seen from 1 of our sensors: nl4-web.
Scored into the "Scanner" level, carrying the badge Regular.
Routed via AS215599 (Zkillu SAS), an ASN we classify as residential.
Blocked on every one of our hosts and at our edge since 2026-10-04T15:29:58Z, through 2026-11-03T15:29:58Z.
Enrichment
| rDNS | none |
|---|---|
| ASN | AS215599 — Zkillu SAS |
| ASN type | residential |
| Country | France (FR) |
| Flags | none observed |
Timeline
- 2026-09-2818
- 2026-09-294
Evidence (newest first, up to 50)
| Time (UTC) | Vantage | Site | Class | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28T22:13:13Z – 2026-09-28T22:13:14Z ×3 | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | 3 × requested the .git directory itself, hoping it is exposed and browsable | 403 | [Tue Sep 29 01:13:14.029422 2026] [authz_core:error] AH01630: client denied by server configuration: <path> referer: https://www.techwriters.eu/.git/config |
| 2026-09-29T04:06:21Z – 2026-09-29T04:06:26Z ×2 | nl4-web | neutralizatori.com | 2 × requested the .git directory itself, hoping it is exposed and browsable | 403 | [Tue Sep 29 07:06:26.928277 2026] [authz_core:error] AH01630: client denied by server configuration: <path> referer: http://neutralizatori.com/.git/config |
| 2026-09-28T22:13:14Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 404 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:01:13:14 +0300] "GET /.env.staging HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "https://www.techwriters.eu/.env.staging" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-28T22:13:14Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 403 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:01:13:14 +0300] "GET /.env HTTP/1.1" 403 239 "https://www.techwriters.eu/.env" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-28T22:13:14Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 404 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:01:13:14 +0300] "GET /.env.local HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "https://www.techwriters.eu/.env.local" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-28T22:13:14Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 404 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:01:13:14 +0300] "GET /.env.dev HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "https://www.techwriters.eu/.env.dev" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-28T22:13:14Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | probed for an exposed .git directory to download the site's source history and config | 403 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:01:13:14 +0300] "GET /.git/config HTTP/1.1" 403 239 "https://www.techwriters.eu/.git/config" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-28T22:13:14Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 404 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:01:13:14 +0300] "GET /.env.old HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "https://www.techwriters.eu/.env.old" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-28T22:13:14Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 404 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:01:13:14 +0300] "GET /.env.production HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "https://www.techwriters.eu/.env.production" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-28T22:13:14Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 404 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:01:13:14 +0300] "GET /.env.bak HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "https://www.techwriters.eu/.env.bak" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-28T22:13:13Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 404 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:01:13:13 +0300] "GET /.env.swp HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "https://www.techwriters.eu/.env.swp" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-28T22:13:13Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | probed for an exposed .git directory to download the site's source history and config | 403 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:01:13:13 +0300] "GET /.git/HEAD HTTP/1.1" 403 239 "https://www.techwriters.eu/.git/HEAD" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-28T22:13:13Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 404 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:01:13:13 +0300] "GET /.env.backup HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "https://www.techwriters.eu/.env.backup" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-28T22:13:13Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | probed for an exposed .git directory to download the site's source history and config | 403 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:01:13:13 +0300] "GET /.git/index HTTP/1.1" 403 239 "https://www.techwriters.eu/.git/index" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-28T22:13:13Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 404 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:01:13:13 +0300] "GET /.env.save HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "https://www.techwriters.eu/.env.save" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-28T22:13:13Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 404 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:01:13:13 +0300] "GET /.env.txt HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "https://www.techwriters.eu/.env.txt" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-28T22:13:13Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 404 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:01:13:13 +0300] "GET /pathscan-6178cec3d64c-nope.env HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "https://www.techwriters.eu/pathscan-6178cec3d64c-nope.env" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-29T04:06:21Z – 2026-09-29T04:06:26Z ×2 | nl4-web | neutralizatori.com | 2 × probed for an exposed .git directory to download the site's source history and config | 403 | 169.40.142.177 - - [29/Sep/2026:07:06:26 +0300] "GET /.git/config HTTP/1.1" 403 239 "http://neutralizatori.com/.git/config" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
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