My Site Got Hacked! Update Immediately!
Published on February 13, 2017
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Dear friends,
while updating all my websites, I noticed that one of them actually got hacked!
My latest post got edited.
It is luckily a site that is not yet really developed and doesn't really get traffic.
Of course I updated my site and sent the modified post into draft status.
I contacted support and will see what they can do about it.
Maybe they still have a backup of this post.
Additionally, I hope they are able to check my site if there are any other traces from the hacker.
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As other members have warned already.
Get the latest WordPress update ASAP.
The danger is real and they can hurt you and your site a lot.
Once I get an answer of the support, I will update this blog.
Take care,
Moritz
UPDATE:
The problem has been solved.
Support restored an older version of the post, but it was not the latest and polished one.
That gave me the idea to check my "revisions" and I found my original post there.
If that ever happens to you, you can restore your post the same way.
There is a screenshot below in the comments.
Additionally, I will create backups of my sites more frequently now.
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