74.161.160.33
blockedBruteRegular
Case file
First seen on 2026-09-30T21:44:27Z, most recently active on 2026-10-04T01:24:36Z.
Recorded 24 attack-shaped requests across 5 separate days.
Its traffic requested xmlrpc.php, which exposes a multicall method commonly abused to spray WordPress credentials and relay pingback floods; it also probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface; it also requested wp-login.php to check whether this site runs WordPress.
Seen from 2 of our sensors: nl4-web, s19-web.
Scored into the "Brute" level, carrying the badge Regular.
Routed via AS8075 (Microsoft Corporation), an ASN we classify as cloud.
Blocked on every one of our hosts and at our edge since 2026-10-04T15:29:58Z, through 2027-01-02T15:29:58Z.
Enrichment
| rDNS | none |
|---|---|
| ASN | AS8075 — Microsoft Corporation |
| ASN type | cloud |
| Country | Switzerland (CH) |
| Flags | none observed |
Timeline
- 2026-09-303
- 2026-10-013
- 2026-10-026
- 2026-10-039
- 2026-10-043
Evidence (newest first, up to 50)
| Time (UTC) | Vantage | Site | Class | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04T01:24:36Z | s19-web | haived.com | requested xmlrpc.php, which exposes a multicall method commonly abused to spray WordPress credentials and relay pingback floods | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [04/Oct/2026:01:24:36 +0000] "GET /xmlrpc.php HTTP/1.1" 404 82 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" rt=0.001 cf=<redacted>-ZRH |
| 2026-10-04T01:24:36Z | s19-web | haived.com | probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [04/Oct/2026:01:24:36 +0000] "GET /wp-json/ HTTP/1.1" 404 80 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" rt=0.001 cf=<redacted>-ZRH |
| 2026-10-04T01:24:35Z | s19-web | haived.com | requested wp-login.php to check whether this site runs WordPress | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [04/Oct/2026:01:24:35 +0000] "GET /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1" 404 84 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" rt=0.001 cf=<redacted>-ZRH |
| 2026-10-03T22:12:47Z | nl4-web | foundyourjob.com | requested xmlrpc.php, which exposes a multicall method commonly abused to spray WordPress credentials and relay pingback floods | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [04/Oct/2026:01:12:47 +0300] "GET /xmlrpc.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-03T22:12:47Z | nl4-web | foundyourjob.com | probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [04/Oct/2026:01:12:47 +0300] "GET /wp-json HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-03T22:12:47Z | nl4-web | foundyourjob.com | requested wp-login.php to check whether this site runs WordPress | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [04/Oct/2026:01:12:47 +0300] "GET /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-03T21:40:29Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | requested xmlrpc.php, which exposes a multicall method commonly abused to spray WordPress credentials and relay pingback floods | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [04/Oct/2026:00:40:29 +0300] "GET /xmlrpc.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-03T21:40:29Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [04/Oct/2026:00:40:29 +0300] "GET /wp-json/ HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-03T21:40:27Z | nl4-web | techwriters.eu | requested wp-login.php to check whether this site runs WordPress | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [04/Oct/2026:00:40:27 +0300] "GET /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-03T08:14:49Z | nl4-web | bgpoet.com | requested xmlrpc.php, which exposes a multicall method commonly abused to spray WordPress credentials and relay pingback floods | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [03/Oct/2026:11:14:49 +0300] "GET /xmlrpc.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-03T08:14:49Z | nl4-web | bgpoet.com | probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [03/Oct/2026:11:14:49 +0300] "GET /wp-json/ HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-03T08:14:49Z | nl4-web | bgpoet.com | requested wp-login.php to check whether this site runs WordPress | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [03/Oct/2026:11:14:49 +0300] "GET /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-30T21:44:27Z | nl4-web | bgpoet.com | requested xmlrpc.php, which exposes a multicall method commonly abused to spray WordPress credentials and relay pingback floods | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [01/Oct/2026:00:44:27 +0300] "GET /xmlrpc.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-30T21:44:27Z | nl4-web | bgpoet.com | probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [01/Oct/2026:00:44:27 +0300] "GET /wp-json/ HTTP/1.1" 404 236 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-09-30T21:44:27Z | nl4-web | bgpoet.com | requested wp-login.php to check whether this site runs WordPress | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [01/Oct/2026:00:44:27 +0300] "GET /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-02T18:44:16Z | nl4-web | amosix.eu | requested xmlrpc.php, which exposes a multicall method commonly abused to spray WordPress credentials and relay pingback floods | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [02/Oct/2026:21:44:16 +0300] "GET /xmlrpc.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-02T18:44:16Z | nl4-web | amosix.eu | probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [02/Oct/2026:21:44:16 +0300] "GET /wp-json/ HTTP/1.1" 404 3277 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-02T18:44:16Z | nl4-web | amosix.eu | requested wp-login.php to check whether this site runs WordPress | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [02/Oct/2026:21:44:16 +0300] "GET /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-01T04:32:08Z | nl4-web | amosix.eu | requested xmlrpc.php, which exposes a multicall method commonly abused to spray WordPress credentials and relay pingback floods | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [01/Oct/2026:07:32:08 +0300] "GET /xmlrpc.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-01T04:32:08Z | nl4-web | amosix.eu | probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [01/Oct/2026:07:32:08 +0300] "GET /wp-json/ HTTP/1.1" 404 3277 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-01T04:32:08Z | nl4-web | amosix.eu | requested wp-login.php to check whether this site runs WordPress | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [01/Oct/2026:07:32:08 +0300] "GET /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-02T13:25:02Z | nl4-web | aeroways.eu | requested xmlrpc.php, which exposes a multicall method commonly abused to spray WordPress credentials and relay pingback floods | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [02/Oct/2026:16:25:02 +0300] "GET /xmlrpc.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-02T13:25:02Z | nl4-web | aeroways.eu | probed a WordPress admin/content path used to fingerprint the installation or hunt for an exposed upload/plugin surface | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [02/Oct/2026:16:25:02 +0300] "GET /wp-json/ HTTP/1.1" 404 2057 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
| 2026-10-02T13:25:01Z | nl4-web | aeroways.eu | requested wp-login.php to check whether this site runs WordPress | 404 | 74.161.160.33 - - [02/Oct/2026:16:25:01 +0300] "GET /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1" 404 16 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" |
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