Title: hacked
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# hacked

 *  [lisamkarl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lisamkarl/)
 * (@lisamkarl)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hacked-37/)
 * No one told me that I shouldn’t use the username ‘admin’ and I’ve been hacked.
   I’m not that computer literate and have NO idea what to do. I have other sites
   and wordpress won’t let me change the user name. I now see how easy it is to 
   get my password. When you go to my site it says:
 * {#}!! Hacked By [qc.8@hotmail.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hacked-37/qc.8@hotmail.com?output_format=md){#}
   
   BeSt oF The BeSt ) : !… There is no protection Sorry …. Admin {+}foreign letters,
   I don’t know what they are{+} {+}qc.8@hotmail.com{+}
 * What in the world do I do to get my site back?

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 *  [Mike DAmore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mgdamore/)
 * (@mgdamore)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hacked-37/#post-1960022)
 * I’ve been hit with that also – but I used what I thought was a strong user name/
   password, but I guess I’m wrong. I also cannot log in now, nor, have WP send 
   me a new password because it says that my email address don’t exist. I have password
   protected the folder which WP is installed in so hopefully, there will not be
   any further damage, but my search for a fix has been futile.
 * Any assistance would be greatly appriciated.
 * – Mike
 *  [Mike DAmore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mgdamore/)
 * (@mgdamore)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hacked-37/#post-1960030)
 * After some digging around my site – I found a strange index.php file in my root
   folder. Sure enough this file is doing the damage. I have changed the permissions
   to 0000 and have passed the file onto my hosting company to see what they think,
   and how I can correct the damage done to my site.
 * The title within the code is: <title>Hacked By qc.8 @ hotmail.com</title> so 
   I would look for that file and shut it down. After that – I don’t know, but I
   hope to know soon.
 * – Mike
 *  [Alwyn Botha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/123milliseconds/)
 * (@123milliseconds)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hacked-37/#post-1960076)
 * >>how I can correct the damage done to my site.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked)
 *  Thread Starter [lisamkarl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lisamkarl/)
 * (@lisamkarl)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hacked-37/#post-1960155)
 * I appreciate the answers. I’m not very technical, so I think I’ll delete the 
   site, reinstall and try to follow the security instructions 123milliseconds sent
   me to. thanks & gl mgamore.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [lisamkarl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lisamkarl/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hacked-37/#post-1960155)
 * Status: not resolved

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