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  • amamichiaki · Member ·

    There’re some posts ( which are not written and posted by me) appeared on my wordpress, about 4-5 posts already. They’re about pizza shop or an electronic brand, etc. Can you check if my account is hacked? Thank you.

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

  • timethief · Member ·

    Hi there,

    re: hacked accounts and blogs

    If anyone is posting anything to your blog or removing anything from it, or changing anything in it, or if your blog has been deleted and you did not delete it, then it’s most likely that you have provided them with the ability to do so, either deliberately by adding them as official users, or by allowing them access to your login information, or by posting content that makes it easy for them to guess what your log-in information is.

    For you the question that needs to be answered is: Who, aside from me, has access to my login information?

    Go to your email program immediately and change the password to a very difficult one because that’s how many hackers gain access to blogs.

    Read > http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/

    1. If you can log-in go here > Users > All Users and delete any user that does not belong there.

    2. Disable post by email > http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-by-email/

    3. Disable post by voice > http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-by-voice/

    4. Change your blog password to a very difficult one > http://en.support.wordpress.com/passwords/#change-your-password
    You can also reset your password via your Settings tab on the WordPress.com home page:
    http://wordpress.com/#!/settings/

    5. Use a secure, encrypted connection to connect to your Dashboard. Under Users → Personal Settings, check the box that says “Always use HTTPS when visiting administration pages, and click Save Changes.

    6. Use two step authentication http://en.support.wordpress.com/security/two-step-authentication/

    7. Run a security scan on your computer.

    8. Never leave your computer logged into your blogs and walk away from it. Always log out properly.

    P.S. Staff have records of who did what under which username and login information and when they did it. I flagged this thread for a Staff follow-up. Please subscribe to it so you are notified when they respond. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it. Note that there is a backlog and be patient while waiting.

  • lizthefair · Staff ·

    TimeThief’s tips on locking down your account are great ones. That’s the place to start.

    Did you have another user on this account up until very recently? I see that you are the only user on the account now, but the posts are all written from a different account.

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