My 2014 Brute force attempt details and a WordPress plugin to block attempted passwords

January 1, 2015

I run a WordPress Multisite with about 50 sites running on it. As a matter of curiosity I started tracking failed login attempts this year to share the details with you. Total Logins: 78,623 Valid: 459 (does not include return visits where the login cookie was set.) Failed attempts with a valid username: 2,648 Failed