My lubepoint.wordpress.com has been Hacked

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  lubeguru · Member · May 8, 2017 at 3:48 pm

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  Could somebody please tell me why a blog i created in 2013 lubepoint.wordpress.com has been taken over by someone else with a copy right of 2017.I cannot access my blog and its contents.Each time i try to log in,am redirected to lubeguru a completely new and blank blog that is not mine.

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

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  timethief · Member · May 12, 2017 at 10:48 pm

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  Are you logged in under the correct account?
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/profile/lubepoint

  If you are not logged in under the correct WordPress.COM username account then clear your browser cache https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-your-browser-cache and cookies https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-wordpress-com-cookies prior to logging into another account

  If the login information has been lost go to
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/passwords/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/passwords/#lost-password

  If required use the WordPress.COM account recovery form
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/account-recovery/

  Recover Your Account

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  timethief · Member · May 12, 2017 at 10:51 pm

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  re: hacked accounts and blogs

  If anyone is posting anything to your blog or removing anything from it, or changing anything in it, or if your blog has been deleted and you did not delete it, then it’s most likely that you have provided them with the ability to do so, either deliberately by adding them as official users, or by allowing them access to your login information, or by posting content that makes it easy for them to guess what your log-in information is.

  For you the question that needs to be answered is: Who, aside from me, has access to my login information?

  How many Admins do you have? Only one is recommended.
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#changing-user-roles

  Go to your email program immediately and change the password to a very difficult one because that’s how many hackers gain access to blogs.

  Read > http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/

  Change your blog password to a very difficult one > http://en.support.wordpress.com/passwords/#change-your-password
  You can also reset your password via your Settings tab on the WordPress.com home page:
  http://wordpress.com/#!/settings/

  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.

  Use two step authentication http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/two-step-authentication/

  Run a security scan on your computer. See here to run a security scan http://geekflare.com/online-scan-website-security-vulnerabilities/

  Never leave your computer logged into your blog and walk away from it. Always log out properly.

  P.S. Staff have records of who did what under which username and login information and when they did it. This thread is tagged with modlook for a Staff follow-up. Please subscribe to it so you are notified when they respond. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it. Note that there is a backlog and be patient while waiting.

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  gemmacevans · Member · May 15, 2017 at 10:16 am

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  Hi lubeguru,

  Each time i try to log in,am redirected to lubeguru a completely new and blank blog that is not mine.

  lubepoint.wordpress.com is owned by lubepoint. Ownership of the site hasn’t changed since it was created, so it looks like you may have two accounts with a similar name.

  please tell me why a blog i created in 2013 lubepoint.wordpress.com has been taken over by someone else with a copy right of 2017

  The copyright date is generated automatically by the theme and displays the current year.

  If you log out of your lubeguru account, are you able to login as lubepoint?

  Let me know how you get on.

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  lubeguru · Member · May 17, 2017 at 12:34 pm

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  Hello,
  The point is,i am not Lubeguru but Lubepoint.My former employer EPOXY OILSERV NIGERIA LIMITED hacked into my former mail account,saw the necessary information to hack my blog so as to duplicate it.He created lubeguru in 2017 which is completely new and blank and is desparately trying to take over the ownership of lubepoint which is mine.Each time i try to log my lubepoint.wordpress.com acount with a new password,i am denied access by wordpress and redirected to lubeguru.
  Please WordPress,i am and still remain lubepoint and i need my blog and its contents back so i can monitor my stats and comments page which is running into tens of thousands.

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  gemmacevans · Member · May 18, 2017 at 8:57 am

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  Hi lubeguru,

  I’ve sent an email to the address on your account, I’ll follow up with you there about the next steps.

  Thanks!