MailChimp blog subscriber’s email has my URL in it. Security risk?

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    violetskies33 · Member ·

    Hi there! Not sure if you can help me, but I thought I’d give it a go.

    I checked my subscribers recently (via MailChimp) on my self-hosted blog, and I noticed I had a subscriber with a suspicious email. The first part of their email was my site’s URL @ a potentially suspicious domain (not sure if I can post this?). I did some research and couldn’t find anyone else having this issue. I backed up my site in case and have removed that subscriber through MailChimp, but I’m unsure what to do. I was also unsure where to ask, as I do not think my host can help me and I’m unable to access MailChimp’s technical support with a free account.

    Does this pose a security risk? If so, is there anything I can do?

    Thanks!

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

  • fstat · Staff ·

    Hi there,

    Looks like you’re in the wrong forum. Your site is using the open source WordPress.org software and you need to seek help at these forums:

    https://wordpress.org/support/forums/

    These forums are for WordPress.com hosted sites only. If you want to know more about the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org you can read this document:

    WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

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