fatBuzz
3/27/2018 - 8:19 AM

Blocking Author Scans in WordPress

Add the below to .htaccess to prevent scanning for auhtors on a WordPress ite, this is a technique used by hackers in a brute force attack.

.htaccess
content_copyfile_download
# BEGIN block author scans
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (author=\d+) [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F]
# END block author scans