My Site Was Deleted But I Did Not Delete It
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Hello, I tried logging into my WP phone app today to check my WordPress Site onehappyhousewife.wordpress.com and I saw that it was no longer in the app. I then visited the web URL and found that it says that this site has been removed by the author. However, I did not remove it. Was my account hacked?
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onehappyhousewife.wordpress.com is no longer available.
The authors have deleted this site.onehappyhousewifeblog.wordpress.com is no longer available.
The authors have deleted this site. -
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?
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.
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Thank you! I am the only one with access. I created and deleted the onehappyhousewifeblog.wordpress.com to test whether I could have accidentally deleted it in my iPhone app. No chance, because it requires the user to verify by typing in the URL. I certainly could not have done that by accident. I will be changing passwords across all my accounts just to be safe. Thanks again!
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Hi there,
I’ll follow up with you by email for more information. Please let me know if you don’t receive it.
Thanks!
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