do you know if your wordpress site has been hacked?
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WordPress
Acting
Weird?
10 Signs Your Site May Be Hacked
If you suspect that your WordPress
Website has been hacked or
Compromised,
Here you have 10 Common signs that a
website is Hacked or not.
1) Less Traffic
If suddenly one fine morning you see
that the website traffic has gone down.
2 )Unethical Links
Data injection is the most common factor
that you find on WordPress website.
3) Not able to login
When the admin is not able to login to his
Homepage, there are chances that hackers
Might have changed your credentials, and
You Would not be able to reset the
Password.
4) Unauthorized Users
If you enter the website and happen to see
Unauthorized account being created in the
WordPress account, then be sure your site
Is hacked.
5) Slow Website
Trying to break into your website as they
Send too many requests to your server,
Such activity will slow down your website.
6) Unusual Activity Noted
Check for server logs which are plain text,
These files will keep a record of the logs and
Errors on the server as well on the internet
Traffic. This can be done from the cPanel
Under statistics.
7) Not Receiving Email Through WordPress
Check if you are able to send and receive
Email through this account, if not, they
Probably your website is hacked.
8) Doubtful Task Scheduler
Unwanted or unscheduled task on the
server, be careful. Hackers can schedule a
different post without your knowing it.
9) Strange Search Results
If you happen to see different search results
For your website, please have a look at the
Title and meta description, if it is different
Change it because it is a sign that your
Website is hacked.
10) Ads on Your Website
The most unusual thing on the website is to
See Popups or Pop-Under ads.
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