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Forums / My blog has been hacked/hostile takeover.

My blog has been hacked/hostile takeover.

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    mad538 · Member · Dec 30, 2023 at 3:36 am
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    They were not given access to the site. I was the only administrator of the site. The Site owner has been MIA for many years. I was not the owner, but I was given admin status by the owner’s trusted successor (who himself was an admin) (who is available for contact to verify all my claims). I was the de facto owner.

    Me and a close friend had a falling out, and they hacked the site and falsified various screencaps (the screencaps contained in that MEGA folder are manipulated Discord screencaps). I would like the situation resolved ASAP.

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

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    staartmees · Member · Dec 30, 2023 at 7:30 am
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    If someone was able to take over your wordpress.com site, it means they must full access to your wordpress.com account and your email.

    You’ll just have to wait untill a Staff member is available. Due to new year, this can take a bit longer than expected.

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    supernovia · Staff · Dec 31, 2023 at 12:46 am
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    @mad538 – we’ll reach out by email. Thank you!

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