How did my account get hacked?

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  calebjwestbrook · Member · Jul 18, 2013 at 9:27 pm

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  There’s a post on an old blog of mine THAT I DIDN’T POST. And it’s a bit creepy because its written about something I just experienced: the elephant house in Scotland. How did this happen?!

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jul 19, 2013 at 4:39 am

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  Can you provide a link to the post in question?

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  calebjwestbrook · Member · Jul 19, 2013 at 9:50 am

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  http://calebjwestbrook.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/jk-rowling/

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jul 19, 2013 at 6:15 pm

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  I am not seeing anything that would be a sign of a hack or other security weirdness.

  To be honest, the post sounds like maybe a friend messing with you. You know how people will see facebook being open on their friend’s computer and make a stupid post under their name? Given that the post references something that you JUST did, it really makes me think that is the most likely cause.

  That having been said, if you are worried about security, I would encourage you to update your WordPress.com password.

  Change or Reset Your Password

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  calebjwestbrook · Member · Jul 19, 2013 at 9:04 pm

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  Okay I’ll switch the password. But I don’t know how someone could mess with me since I’m overseas right now. But hope that’s right, thanks.

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jul 22, 2013 at 5:32 am

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  If you see any other weirdness, be sure to let me know.

  Also, make sure that you log out of any public computers that you use to access your WordPress.com account while traveling.