WordPress admin username changed to html404
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Posting this as a public service after finding a similar thread here:
my-wordpress-username-has-changed-to-html404my client’s admin account was hacked this morning, same symptom, admin user account name replaced with ‘html404’
Site is running a selfhosted version of wordpress, 4.9.1, NOT tied to a wordpress.com account.
I immediately:
– logged in and confirmed user html404 appeared in user list.
– opened the html404 user profile in the profile editor
– logged user out of all sessions
– changed the user email and password
– created another admin profile to replace the hacked profile
– deleted the hacked profile, attributing all its content to the new
admin profileI’m still in the process of conducting a forensic analysis on the website access logs. Will post findings on this thread.
FYI – I was notified of the incursion via email sent by the Wordfence plugin which is installed on this site.
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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oops, my apologies. looks like I should have posted this elsewhere. to be clear, I DO NOT need help with blog at bodhirayo.wordpress.com.
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hmmm, couldn’t find a better forum for this post. so until I hear otherwise I’ll assume this is a good home for the thread… thanks and blessings to the forum moderators for your patience! 💚😊
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