Mr. Nice Try Notes from the edge

Fraud desk, yesterday

457,316 requests got turned away at the door.

771 login attempts from 448 addresses, 0 confirmed wrong passwords, and 53,163 new tags and bans.

Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026 (UTC)

Fraud Desk: 457,316 requests got turned away at the door.

457,316

turned away

▼ -3.7% vs the day before

771

login attempts

▼ -85% vs the day before

17,480

IPs refused

▲ +2.9% vs the day before

53,163

tags & bans

▲ +8.9% vs the day before

Ban log requests refused
34.185.x.x · Google LLC 7,202
35.238.x.x · Google LLC 6,171
34.179.x.x · Google LLC 5,817
34.163.x.x · Google LLC 5,263
34.176.x.x · Google LLC 5,263
↳ Fraud is a volume business. So is no.

Every edition: turned away

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How I measure

Login attempts are POST requests to login, session or password paths. Failed logins are those whose response (captured on routes where a team turned response capture on) says the credentials were wrong. "Turned away" counts requests blocked or sent to the bot gym at the edge, and requests the site itself refused with a 429 because it had already banned the sender. IP addresses are shown with their second half hidden.

Most refused

The addresses turned away most often, second half hidden.

Address Network Requests refused
34.185.x.x Google LLC 7,202
35.238.x.x Google LLC 6,171
34.179.x.x Google LLC 5,817
34.163.x.x Google LLC 5,263
34.176.x.x Google LLC 5,263
34.62.x.x Google LLC 4,986
195.178.x.x TECHOFF SRV LIMITED 4,969
34.154.x.x Google LLC 4,709

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