Hacker spoofing as GoogleBot

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Hacker spoofing as GoogleBot

136.234.222.64

Bewenched

5:19 pm on May 19, 2026 (gmt 0)

136.234.222.64
perfectly mimicking google bot UAs but hits pages and a few times then tries SQL injection. UGH

not2easy

5:45 pm on May 19, 2026 (gmt 0)

Yuk! Looks like it is a Cyprus sub-host on NL-PROLINE

136.234.222.0 - 136.234.222.255
136.234.222.0/24

lucy24

8:55 pm on May 19, 2026 (gmt 0)

My version goes

BrowserMatch Googlebot fake_google
SetEnvIf Remote_Addr ^(66\.249\.[67]\d|192\.17[89]) !fake_google

I'm not generally concerned with what it is, only with what it isn't. Though googlebot spoofers seem to be less common than they once were, I'm not removing the rule any time soon.