Fraud desk, yesterday
367,632 requests got turned away at the door.
642 login attempts from 420 addresses, 0 confirmed wrong passwords, and 5,326 new tags and bans.
Sunday, Oct 18, 2026 (UTC) · see the latest
367,632
turned away
▼ -5.8% vs the day before
642
login attempts
▼ -76% vs the day before
1,642
IPs refused
▼ -22% vs the day before
5,326
tags & bans
▲ +4.0% vs the day before
Every edition: turned away
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 34.79.x.x | Google LLC | 20,006 |
| 35.233.x.x | Google LLC | 12,279 |
| 34.78.x.x | Google LLC | 11,533 |
| 35.241.x.x | Google LLC | 10,297 |
| 35.241.x.x | Google LLC | 8,739 |
| 34.78.x.x | Google LLC | 8,121 |
| 34.52.x.x | Google LLC | 8,106 |
| 35.189.x.x | Google LLC | 7,867 |
Past editions
A new one every morning.
Follow @MrNiceTry on X for each day's numbers, and the odd story about what the bots get up to.
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