Question about blocking usernames
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Quick, somewhat dumb question:
My site uses usernames to login which are not tied to my real name, but those usernames are tied to email accounts that *do* use my real name.
Thing is, I’ve been receiving notices of people trying to use my real name to log into my site, and Wordfence says they’ve registered 6 failed logins with an “existing” username aka my email address. So the scenario is something like this:
Current WP login I use:
Username: Admin123
Email: real.name@emailprovider.comFailed logins:
Invalid Username 1: real.name
Invalid Username 2: real.name@emailprovider.comIf I set “Immediately block the IP of users who try to sign in as these usernames” for Invalid username 2, will I be blocking myself out? Thanks!
Edited: I am hosting a website with my real name on the same hosting, but this login scam is attacking the site that DOESN’T have my real name.
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