there is a hack for that:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...hlight=htacess
make sure u have strong passwords and becareful who u give access to in ur panel...
this one sends notification via email...i belive it works for both 3.6 and 3.7
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...light=htpasswd
Automatically add .htaccess and .htpasswd to your forums using the phpaccess script
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...light=htpasswd
tutorial if u want to learn how to:
1.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...light=htpasswd
2.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...light=htpasswd
3.
http://www.webdesignforums.net/tools/htaccess/index.php
4.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=105759
hope this will help u wish u best of luck...and i pray that u wont get hacked again