Moments ago i went to my website and found drastic changes to my opening pages and the calling card of a proud hacker.What do i do now,how do i prevent this in future.
Moments ago i went to my website and found drastic changes to my opening pages and the calling card of a proud hacker.What do i do now,how do i prevent this in future.
Literally every hacked website situation is unique.
Prevention should involve:
- changing passwords periodically.
- checking computer for malware periodically.
- maintaining an updated blog and plugins (monthly).
These simple steps above will reduce your chance of being hacked in future considerably.
See these for help in cleaning it up and preventing it:
http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/268083#post-1065779
http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/06/24/how-to-completely-clean-your-hacked-wordpress-installation/
http://ottopress.com/2009/hacked-wordpress-backdoors/
Additional Resources:
http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/scanner/
http://www.unmaskparasites.com/
http://blog.sucuri.net/2012/03/wordpress-understanding-its-true-vulnerability.html
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