Google can't crawl sitemap after Japanese hack

chipsie1102 said:

It's not too unusual to have multiple htaccess files for a website, especially if you're running a multi-site, but that many and it looks like they're just spammed in every directory.. doesn't look right at all.
You might also want to check your GSC access settings/users - did the hackers add any new accounts to your Search Console properties? Apparently this was a common thing for the Japanese keyword hack, and it was done by creating new htaccess files for verification tokens which may be why you have so many of them.

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WebMinati said:

open your website as domain.com/sitemap and if a sitemap opens up with 403 error and a bunch of Japanese URLs. You still have to remove the malware and reset all the cron jobs if fixed, a normal sitemap should open up with your urls.

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BlackFawkes said:

Doesn't open, but this isn't the usual adress to check the sitemap (even on the old website).

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WebMinati said:

Yeah, your website is still infected, reset the cron jobs, delete the malware. Increase your security af

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BlackFawkes said:

Thank you for your reply. I'm also pretty sure something is still here bugging around. I'll check if we can get an older version of the website (probably not haha)

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