Guys! Update your WordPress sites!

Johnik

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i've just received email from one of my sites, that somebody just registered. Don't know ho he did it as i have disabled registrations. Now my site is hacked and any page you visit will redirect you to ads and spammy sites.
So, i highly recommend you to update your sites ASAP.

 

praetserge

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OK... your site got hacked... unfortunate.

but what should we all update? all is up-to-date.

 

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Johnik

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praetserge said:

OK... your site got hacked... unfortunate.

but when should we all update? all is up-to-date.

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if your site is up to date, there is nothnig more you can do... have a nice day

 

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TMONEX

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What if you had previously used malicious theme or plugin somewhere. Wordpress core installation might not even be the culprit

 

mohamm6d

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I had the same issue last month and did a lot of htaccess stuff to avoid it for future
So secure your htaccess then

 

Rufai

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Did you used nulled themes/plugins?

 

shapads

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Install some firewall. WordFence or Ithemes security

 

tx2

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What version was your WordPress site running on? 5 up?

 

ShashiKumaar

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I even got hacked many times. But I always countered the attacks many times. BTW I'm not from a developer background but I already experience have such in troubleshoot.

 

Mr Positive

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Use wordfence or malcare and see if you can recover

 

IG Professor

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maybe you had some nulled themes on it?

 

ThomasGibb

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Website hacked and what we need to take care of buddy? I mean what to-update? Could you explain a bit. thanks

 

tx2

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ThomasGibb said:

Website hacked and what we need to take care of buddy? I mean what to-update? Could you explain a bit. thanks

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I think he wants to remind us to update all themes and plugins to their latest versions since outdated themes and plugins could be vulnerable.

 

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Johnik said:

i've just received email from one of my sites, that somebody just registered. Don't know ho he did it as i have disabled registrations. Now my site is hacked and any page you visit will redirect you to ads and spammy sites.
So, i highly recommend you to update your sites ASAP.

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I think it might be due to a vulnerability in a plugin/theme, not WP itself.

 

Johnik

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TMONEX said:

What if you had previously used malicious theme or plugin somewhere. Wordpress core installation might not even be the culprit

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never used nulled plugin or something like that. I've used licensed theme from Theme forest

 

Johnik

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V said:

I think it might be due to a vulnerability in a plugin/theme, not WP itself.

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ThomasGibb said:

Website hacked and what we need to take care of buddy? I mean what to-update? Could you explain a bit. thanks

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keep your core and plugins up to date. If you have some outdated, update them, so you won't end up like me