Site Lockout Notification

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  drcindie3520298fb8 · Member · Dec 4, 2019 at 5:12 pm

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  I get these emails multiple times a day. Are then a scam or is there something I should be doing to protect my site?
  EXAMPLE:
  A lockdown event has occurred due to too many failed login attempts or invalid username:
  Username: xxxxx
  IP Address: 123.148.xxxxxx

  IP Range: 123.148.xxx

  Log into your site’s WordPress administration panel to see the duration of the lockout or to unlock the user.

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  ronakganatra9 · Member · Dec 4, 2019 at 5:43 pm

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  Someone is trying to login in your website using fake credentials using the IP mentioned above. So, site lockout has blocked that IP for few minutes/hour.

  This is not a scam.

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  drcindie3520298fb8 · Member · Dec 4, 2019 at 5:46 pm

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  I get about 5 – 7 a day. Is there extra security I should be implementing?

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  ronakganatra9 · Member · Dec 4, 2019 at 5:59 pm

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  If that IP is unknown to you, You can permanently block that or increase lockout time. That can help you.

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