My site has been hacked ! Help!

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  globalprecision · Member · Jan 8, 2013 at 8:11 pm

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  My site has been hacked. What do I do?

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

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  timethief · Member · Jan 8, 2013 at 8:12 pm

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  Is this the blog you refer to? http://globalprecision.wordpress.com/

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  timethief · Member · Jan 8, 2013 at 8:13 pm

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  What makes you think your blog has been hacked?

  Go to your email program 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/

  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.