178.16.52.154

Blocked Scanner Regular

Blocked since 17 Oct 2026 16:56 UTC, no end date. Our servers refuse it, web requests included, and it is in feed.txt.

Record

Score: 29/100each request counts half as much after 30 days
Worst level: Scanner
Attack-shaped requests: 9all time
Active days: 4UTC days
First seen: 9 Oct 2026
Last seen: 16 Oct 2026 04:12
Servers hit: 2
Targets: 4sites
Times blocked: 1by the evidence rules

First seen on 9 Oct 2026 17:04 UTC, most recently active on 16 Oct 2026 04:12 UTC.

Recorded 9 attack-shaped requests across 4 separate days.

Its traffic read a WordPress plugin's readme.txt to fingerprint its exact version for a known vulnerability (7 requests); it also requested a decoy path that only a scanner would ask for (2).

Seen by our honeypot and web sensors, against 4 of the sites we watch: dubstard.com, servmoto.com, svestnik.com and victorantonov.com.

Scored into the "Scanner" level, its highest so far. Badge: Regular.

Routed via AS202412 (Omegatech LTD), a hosting network.

Surfaces: honeypot, web-app. Attack types: scanning. Seen by: honeypot, web.

Activity, last 90 days

Active on 4 of the last 90 UTC days. Current block: 17 Oct 2026, with no end date.

Daily counts

Attack requests per UTC day, days with activity only
Day (UTC)	Requests
9 Oct 2026	4
10 Oct 2026	3
14 Oct 2026	1
16 Oct 2026	1

At least 1 requests a minute at its peak (9 Oct 2026 17:04 UTC; identical requests in the same second are stored once).
Methods: GET 9.
The servers we watch answered: 404 9 (totals only, from our web servers).

Evidence

Newest first, the latest 50 stored requests grouped into runs. Times are UTC. The user agent is shown as its family only.

Evidence, newest first, grouped by UTC day
Time	Site	What happened	Request	User agent	Seen by
16 Oct 2026
04:12		requested a decoy path that only a scanner would ask for	`GET /api/session/properties`		honeypot
14 Oct 2026
07:49		requested a decoy path that only a scanner would ask for	`GET /api/session/properties`		honeypot
10 Oct 2026
11:25	victorantonov.com	read a WordPress plugin's readme.txt to fingerprint its exact version for a known vulnerability	`GET /wp-content/plugins/suretriggers/readme.txt`	browser claim	web
01:01	servmoto.com	read a WordPress plugin's readme.txt to fingerprint its exact version for a known vulnerability	`GET /wp-content/plugins/suretriggers/readme.txt`	browser claim	web
00:01	dubstard.com	read a WordPress plugin's readme.txt to fingerprint its exact version for a known vulnerability	`GET /wp-content/plugins/suretriggers/readme.txt`	browser claim	web
9 Oct 2026
23:42	victorantonov.com	read a WordPress plugin's readme.txt to fingerprint its exact version for a known vulnerability	`GET /wp-content/plugins/suretriggers/readme.txt`	browser claim	web
21:33-21:34	2 sites	2× read a WordPress plugin's readme.txt to fingerprint its exact version for a known vulnerability	`GET /wp-content/plugins/suretriggers/readme.txt`	browser claim	web
17:04	servmoto.com	read a WordPress plugin's readme.txt to fingerprint its exact version for a known vulnerability	`GET /wp-content/plugins/suretriggers/readme.txt`	browser claim	web

Network

ASN: AS202412 Omegatech LTD
Network type: hosting
Reverse DNS: none
Country: Germany DE
Flags: none observed
Abuse contact: found in the registry
Checked: 16 Oct 2026

Elsewhere: GreyNoise, Shodan, AbuseIPDB.

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