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I got a Hacked WordPress Blog…

Two days ago I received a warning email from my hosting company telling me that a specific account on the server where I have a WordPress blog was suspended for security reasons. After inquiring with them further I discovered that one of my old blog that I only use for testing was a hacked WordPress blog.

hacked wordpress blog

The email message I received was saying:

There is an administrative issue with your account that requires an immediate response. In order to maintain the ongoing integrity of your hosting service, please log into the Customer Portal and reply to ticket ECB-106602-48978.

That’s an email I had in my mailbox early morning and was wondering what was the problem, for which website and for how long… I even thought of a billing issue and was already very worried. At worse, I would have had a few sites down all night and that’s not very good for business. 

After logging in the customer Portal I had the following ticket:

The ‘xyz001′ account has been compromised. This is likely the result of an outdated and/or insecure installation of WordPress and/or one of its plugins or themes. I have changed the password for this account and suspended it in WHM to prevent further abuse. The account should be audited and updated accordingly. I disabled hacks in the following directory: /home/xyz001/public_html 

First, I was relieved that it was not a billing issue… and secondly that the mentioned compromised account was an old installation of WordPress that I used for testing themes and plugins… So there was no harm there for my online business with this hacked WordPress blog.

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Michel Gerard - Webmaster, Blogger, SEO, Internet Marketer and Affiliate Manager living in Bangkok, Thailand, South-East Asia.

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