Title: Hacker?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Hacker?

 *  [June22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/june22/)
 * (@june22)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hacker-2/)
 * Hello,
 * I got very suspicious about a freelance developer whom I hired to help me with
   my site (`http://beyond-freedom.com`). He was doing quite a few things which 
   didn’t ask him to do and wouldn’t accept any remuneration for his work. He’s 
   apparently quite an expert but said he just appreciated the opportunity to learn.
   Among other things, I noted a lot of subscribers in my site about whom I didn’t
   notice before. I discontinued his service and deleted all those subscribers but
   couldn’t delete one. Whenever I select the checkbox against that name, automatically
   the checkbox next next to mine as Administrator gets checked. The suspicious 
   subscriber isn’t listed as Administrator or Subscriber but as “Role.” How can
   I get rid of that entry?
 * Thank you,
    June 22

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 *  [kjodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjodle/)
 * (@kjodle)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hacker-2/#post-4971834)
 * You’ll probably need to delete that entry from the database.
 * But it sounds like he also possibly edited WP core files. I would do a clean 
   install of WordPress, your theme, and any plugins you are using.
 *  [Dogberry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tafader/)
 * (@tafader)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hacker-2/#post-4971900)
 * Thanks a lot kjodle, for your suggestion. My site was hacked before, and I strongly
   suspect this was a mole. I’d like to re-install everything, as you’ve suggested.
   I’m not technically adept at doing this and may need to hire someone to do the
   work for me. But then I’m leery about advertising the stint on WP Jobs site. 
   That’s where I got the mole. Would you have any idea about where I can get someone
   dependable to do it?
 * Thanks again,
    June 22
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hacker-2/#post-4971901)
 * Please try [http://directory.codepoet.com/](http://directory.codepoet.com/) or
   [http://jobs.wordpress.net/](http://jobs.wordpress.net/)
 * This topic has now been closed as per the [Forum Rules](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Offering_to_Pay)

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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/hacker-2/#post-4971901)
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