I think someone has hacked my site
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I think someone has hacked my site. A page under ‘coaches’ has completely disappeared – there used to be a page for ‘-edited-‘, but it’s gone. I have checked the Menu and indeed the page no longer exists under ‘-edited-‘ and ‘-edited-‘ – which is where it used to be.
Is this a technical problem or do you think someone has actually been onto my site and removed the page. I have changed my password.
I would be grateful for any help you can give me – I am concerned.
Thanks.
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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I see what you do not see:
‘-edited-‘If you are not running one of the browsers and versions listed at http://browsehappy.com/ please try upgrading or switching first.
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1. Try clearing your browser’s cache:
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2. Make sure that you have third-party cookies enabled: http://en.support.wordpress.com/third-party-cookies/
3. Try with all browser extensions or add-ons temporarily disabled.
4. Try enabling HTTPS: http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/
If it’s still happening, let us know exactly which browser (and version of it) you’re using by checking here if necessary http://www.whatbrowser.org/ and also post any error reports you get.
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Thanks for the response. I have now reinstated the page from the Pages list to the Menu and onto the site. I do though still suspect someone has been onto my site because the same page was missing when I looked at the site from another PC in my office. The page in question was receiving a lot of interest and I wonder if someone was feeling threatened by this particular coach’s decision to teach in Kingston. A few people round here make their living from teaching and this new club, the BJJ Lifestyle Team, could potentially take people away from other clubs.
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1. Go to your email program and change the password to a very difficult one because that’s how many hackers gain access to email accounts and to blogs.
2. Change the password on your WordPress.com username account to a very difficult one. http://en.support.wordpress.com/passwords/#change-your-password
3. Register a new blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/register-a-blog/ Be sure your blog password to a very difficult one > http://en.support.wordpress.com/passwords/#change-your-password
4. Disable post by email > http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-by-email/
5. Disable post by voice > http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-by-voice/
6. 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.
Then read this please knowing that blogs don’t get hacked when security protocols are followed. > http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/
Set up two step authentication http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/two-step-authentication/
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RATS! I made a mistake. Ignore 3. above.
Replace with:
3. Update your your blog password to a very difficult one > http://en.support.wordpress.com/passwords/#change-your-password -
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