20.205.12.169
listedScannerRegularToolkit
Case file
First seen on 2026-09-29T03:33:08Z, most recently active on 2026-09-30T16:50:23Z.
Recorded 971 attack-shaped requests across 2 separate days.
Its traffic fuzzed a short, random filename looking for a forgotten script that responds; it also probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface; it also fuzzed a common filename under /cgi-bin/, looking for a forgotten legacy CGI script.
Seen from 1 of our sensors: nl4-web.
Scored into the "Scanner" level, carrying the badges Regular, Toolkit.
Routed via AS8075 (Microsoft Corporation), an ASN we classify as cloud.
Publicly listed on this board, but not currently blocked on any of our hosts.
Enrichment
| rDNS | none |
|---|---|
| ASN | AS8075 — Microsoft Corporation |
| ASN type | cloud |
| Country | Hong Kong (HK) |
| Flags | none observed |
Timeline
- 2026-09-29429
- 2026-09-30542
Evidence (newest first, up to 50)
| Time (UTC) | Vantage | Site | Class | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30T16:50:21Z – 2026-09-30T16:50:23Z ×12 | nl4-web | zmey.eu | 12 × fuzzed a short, random filename looking for a forgotten script that responds | 404 | 20.205.12.169 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:50:23 +0300] "GET /404.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "-" (12 distinct paths) |
| 2026-09-30T16:50:20Z | nl4-web | zmey.eu | probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface | 404 | 20.205.12.169 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:50:20 +0300] "GET /wp-content/uploads/ HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "-" |
| 2026-09-30T16:50:20Z | nl4-web | zmey.eu | matched a catalogue rule | 404 | 20.205.12.169 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:50:20 +0300] "GET //wp-content/plugins/erinyani/ HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "-" |
| 2026-09-30T16:50:19Z – 2026-09-30T16:50:20Z ×5 | nl4-web | zmey.eu | 5 × probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface | 404 | 20.205.12.169 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:50:20 +0300] "GET /wp-admin/maint/index.php HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "-" (5 distinct paths) |
| 2026-09-30T16:50:19Z | nl4-web | zmey.eu | fuzzed a common filename under /cgi-bin/, looking for a forgotten legacy CGI script | 404 | 20.205.12.169 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:50:19 +0300] "GET //cgi-bin/admin.php HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "-" |
| 2026-09-30T16:50:19Z | nl4-web | zmey.eu | probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface | 404 | 20.205.12.169 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:50:19 +0300] "GET /wp-includes/Text/Diff/Engine/about.php HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "-" |
| 2026-09-30T16:50:18Z | nl4-web | zmey.eu | fuzzed a common filename under /cgi-bin/, looking for a forgotten legacy CGI script | 404 | 20.205.12.169 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:50:18 +0300] "GET //cgi-bin/index.php HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "-" |
| 2026-09-30T16:50:17Z – 2026-09-30T16:50:18Z ×3 | nl4-web | zmey.eu | 3 × probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface | 404 | 20.205.12.169 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:50:18 +0300] "GET /wp-content/themes/index.php HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "-" (3 distinct paths) |
| 2026-09-30T16:50:17Z | nl4-web | zmey.eu | requested a WordPress core file used to fingerprint the installed version and active plugins | 404 | 20.205.12.169 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:50:17 +0300] "GET /wp-includes/blocks/audio/ HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "-" |
| 2026-09-30T16:50:16Z – 2026-09-30T16:50:17Z ×3 | nl4-web | zmey.eu | 3 × probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface | 404 | 20.205.12.169 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:50:17 +0300] "GET /wp-admin/css/colors/modern/ HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "-" (3 distinct paths) |
| 2026-09-30T16:50:16Z – 2026-09-30T16:50:16Z ×3 | nl4-web | zmey.eu | 3 × fuzzed a short, random filename looking for a forgotten script that responds | 404 | 20.205.12.169 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:50:16 +0300] "GET /alfa.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "-" (3 distinct paths) |
| 2026-09-30T16:50:15Z – 2026-09-30T16:50:15Z ×2 | nl4-web | zmey.eu | 2 × probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface | 404 | 20.205.12.169 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:50:15 +0300] "GET /wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-list.php HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "-" (2 distinct paths) |
| 2026-09-30T16:50:14Z – 2026-09-30T16:50:15Z ×4 | nl4-web | zmey.eu | 4 × fuzzed a short, random filename looking for a forgotten script that responds | 404 | 20.205.12.169 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:50:15 +0300] "GET /zeta.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "-" (4 distinct paths) |
| 2026-09-30T16:50:14Z | nl4-web | zmey.eu | probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface | 404 | 20.205.12.169 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:50:14 +0300] "GET /admin.php/admin.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "-" |
| 2026-09-30T16:50:11Z – 2026-09-30T16:50:13Z ×11 | nl4-web | zmey.eu | 11 × fuzzed a short, random filename looking for a forgotten script that responds | 404 | 20.205.12.169 - - [30/Sep/2026:19:50:13 +0300] "GET /min.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "-" (11 distinct paths) |
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