fail2ban simple like that waste more resources for you than the attacker. they probably scan ahead with this, to rule out anyone minimally looking at their log

fail2ban simple like that waste more resources for you than the attacker. they probably scan ahead with this, to rule out anyone minimally looking at their logs. It's like scam emails use the same message to weed out the smart people so they maximize ROI on the people that do respond. Either go full blown honey pot or just silence this from your logs. It's mostly harmless anyway.