My wordpress account was hacked
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I run a blog, glitchdrop.com, and just yesterday it was hacked. I managed to make it back into my wordpress dashboard, only to find that this was how the hacker entered my site. He had changed the password, username, and main page of my site. I have gotten in, changed my password, and restored my site.
How do I prevent this from happening again/make sure he hasn’t left any traces in my account or wp dashboard (eg creating a new admin). Any help would be appreciated, and I hope to hear from you very soon rather than later!
-Thanks again,
Forrest Cox
Blog url: http://glitchdrop.com/ -
Hi Forrest,
You’ve reached support for the free sites hosted at WordPress.com. http://glitchdrop.com is a self-hosted installation of WordPress, available at http://wordpress.org/
If you’re having problems with a site not hosted with WordPress.com, we may not be able to help. To clear up any confusion, WordPress.com and WordPress.org are two different entities:
http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/To keep you safe in the future, you might want to consider VaultPress, our service that provides realtime, continuous backup and scans your website for security and performance. If you get hacked with VaultPress, we’ll have you back up in no time. More information can be found at this link:
http://vaultpress.com/?ref=happinessYou can find support for self-hosted/installed versions of WordPress here:
http://wordpress.org/support/
http://codex.wordpress.org/If you suspect your site was hacked, follow this guide:
http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hackedWhen you’re done, you may want to implement some (if not all) of the recommended security measures:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPressFor more information, please contact the WordPress.org Support Forums:
http://wordpress.org/support/
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