Spam threat

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  roseleagh · Member · May 17, 2023 at 4:05 pm

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  I have received a threat in my spam comments saying they have hacked my site and followers are threatened unless I pay $3000 within 72 hours. What process should I follow? The comment was from a DaDamon Wegener bing.com

  WP.com: Yes
  Jetpack: No
  Correct account: Yes

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

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  staartmees · Member · May 17, 2023 at 4:21 pm

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  As you say yourself, it’s spam. Certainly don’t pay a dime. Mark the comment as spam and don’t care about the so called threat.

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  jmills39 · Staff · May 17, 2023 at 4:23 pm

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  Hello there,

  I see there are two users on your site at http://angelsabreast.wordpress.com/. Please ensure the other user should have access.

  How to view users:
  https://wordpress.com/people/team

  How you noticed any suspicious activity or changes on the site you did not make?

  We recommend reviewing the security suggestions here:
  https://wordpress.com/support/security/

  If you go to where the comment is:
  https://wordpress.com/comments/spam/angelsabreast.wordpress.com

  You can then click the user info tab to block the user as well.

  

  Please let us know if you’ve seen any changes to the site, and follow the security guide starting from here:
  https://wordpress.com/support/security/#keep-your-secrets-secret

  Hope this helps. Have a nice day!

  Also, if you would like angels-abreast.ca to be your main site address, you can achieve that with a paid hosting plan and access to more features and support options.
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