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Where can I redirect exploit scanning bots?

Where can I redirect exploit scanning bots? - If a page has internal and external outgoing links to redirecting URLs, it’s returning 3xx (301, 302, etc.) HTTP status codes standing for redirection. This issue means that the page does not exist on a permanent or temporary basis. It appears on most of the popular web browsers, usually caused by a misconfigured website. However, there are some steps you can take to ensure the issue isn’t on your side. You can find more details about redirecting URLs by reading the Google Search Central overview. In this article, we’ll go over how you can fix the Where can I redirect exploit scanning bots? error on your web browser.  Problem : I get a lot of those exploit scanning bots like the ones looking for a WordPress login (which I don't have) or guessing other exploitable URLs. Where is a sensible place to redirect them to via .htaccess - is there some URL that can slow them down or analyse their IP? I've tried a honeypot qu