I think my blog has been hacked
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I think my blog has been hacked. There is a security warning telling me that my blog contains content from a site that I never added. What can I do about it?
Blog url: http://powerprogmetal.wordpress.com/The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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1. If you can log-in go here > Users > All Users and delete any user that does not belong there.
2. Disable post by email > http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-by-email/
3. Disable post by voice > http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-by-voice/
4. Change your blog password to a very difficult one > http://en.support.wordpress.com/passwords/#change-your-password
5. Use a secure, encrypted connection to connect to your Dashboard. Under Users → Personal Settings, check the box that says “Always use HTTPS when visiting administration pages, and click Save Changes.
6. Go to your email program and change the password to a very difficult one
Read > http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/P.S. This is frequently caused by images bloggers links to. If you can log-in the check your images and make sure they are not from the “site I never added”.
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