Title: WordPress easily hacked?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# WordPress easily hacked?

 *  [redbird5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redbird5/)
 * (@redbird5)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-easily-hacked/)
 * I read an article online that says hackers attack WP sites. What’s the best way
   to defend your site?
 * _[unnecessary media/advertising quote removed]_

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-easily-hacked/#post-3875360)
 * See:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Brute_Force_Attacks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Brute_Force_Attacks)
 *  [Rob Broley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rob-broley/)
 * (@rob-broley)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-easily-hacked/#post-3875363)
 * You will find that most third party CMS are easily hacked. There are plenty of
   plugins to help with security though. Also WordPress has stepped up its security
   in a big way.
 *  Thread Starter [redbird5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redbird5/)
 * (@redbird5)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-easily-hacked/#post-3875367)
 * The best thing to do is make your password gibberish with letters, numbers and
   symbols. Of course adding plugins as well.
 *  [Lindsay T](https://wordpress.org/support/users/froginapuddle/)
 * (@froginapuddle)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-easily-hacked/#post-3875741)
 * All scripts can be hacked, but you can make it more difficult by using some preventative
   measures, such as hardening your install.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress)
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-easily-hacked/#post-3875743)
 * Have a read of [http://blog.sucuri.net/2012/03/wordpress-understanding-its-true-vulnerability.html](http://blog.sucuri.net/2012/03/wordpress-understanding-its-true-vulnerability.html)

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