185.218.86.26
Case file
First seen on 2026-09-30T18:11:15Z, most recently active on 2026-10-07T12:30:04Z.
Recorded 247 attack-shaped requests across 2 separate days.
Its traffic requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials; it also made a request that matched no known pattern; it also triggered Cloudflare's managed rule for a Next.js server-action request-smuggling/RCE attempt.
Seen on our edge, web sensors.
Scored into the "Persistent" level, carrying the badges Regular, Toolkit.
Routed via AS218785 (Tc Datacenter Limited), an ASN we classify as hosting.
Blocked by the firewalls on our servers since 2026-10-07T12:30:06Z, through 2027-10-07T12:30:06Z.
Enrichment
| rDNS | none |
|---|---|
| ASN | AS218785 — Tc Datacenter Limited |
| ASN type | hosting |
| Country | Bulgaria (BG) |
| Flags | none observed |
Timeline
- 2026-09-30121
- 2026-10-07126
Evidence (newest first, up to 50)
| Time (UTC) | Vantage | Site | Class | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07T12:30:04Z | web | 4emx.com | requested the .git directory itself, hoping it is exposed and browsable | 403 | /.git -> 403 |
| 2026-10-07T12:30:04Z | edge | 4emx.com | requested wp-config.php or a backup copy of it, hoping to read the database password in clear text | GET /wp-config.php | |
| 2026-10-07T12:30:04Z | web | 4emx.com | requested an AWS credentials file left in a web-accessible path by mistake | 404 | GET /.aws/credentials -> 404 |
| 2026-10-07T12:30:04Z | web | 4emx.com | probed for an exposed .git directory to download the site's source history and config | 403 | GET /.git/HEAD -> 403 |
| 2026-10-07T12:30:04Z | web | 4emx.com | 4 × requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 404 | GET /api/.env -> 404 (4 distinct paths) |
| 2026-10-07T12:30:04Z | web | 4emx.com | requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 403 | GET /.env -> 403 |
| 2026-10-07T12:30:03Z – 2026-10-07T12:30:04Z | web | 4emx.com | 4 × fuzzed a short, random filename looking for a forgotten script that responds | 404 | GET /pi.php -> 404 (4 distinct paths) |
| 2026-10-07T12:30:03Z | web | 4emx.com | requested phpinfo.php, which dumps the full PHP configuration and environment if left in place | 404 | GET /phpinfo.php -> 404 |
| 2026-10-07T12:30:03Z | web | 4emx.com | made a request that matched no known pattern | 404 | GET /configprops -> 404 |
| 2026-10-07T12:30:02Z | web | 4emx.com | 3 × probed a Spring Boot actuator endpoint, which can leak environment variables and internal config if left open | 404 | GET /actuator/mappings -> 404 (3 distinct paths) |
| 2026-10-07T12:27:41Z | web | 4emx.com | requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 403 | /.env -> 403 |
| 2026-10-07T12:27:41Z | web | 4emx.com | probed a Spring Boot actuator endpoint, which can leak environment variables and internal config if left open | 404 | GET /actuator/env -> 404 |
| 2026-10-07T12:27:41Z | web | 4emx.com | 4 × requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 404 | GET /server/.env -> 404 (4 distinct paths) |
| 2026-10-07T12:27:41Z | web | 4emx.com | requested a .env file, hoping to find API keys or database credentials | 403 | GET /.env -> 403 |
| 2026-10-07T12:26:40Z – 2026-10-07T12:26:41Z | edge | 4emx.com | 25 × triggered Cloudflare's managed rule for a Next.js server-action request-smuggling/RCE attempt | POST / |
Not currently correlated with any campaign.
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