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10 Signs Your Site May Be Hacked

If you suspect that your WordPress

Website has been hacked or

Compromised,

Here you have 10 Common signs that a

website is Hacked or not.

1) Less Traffic

If suddenly one fine morning you see

that the website traffic has gone down.

2 )Unethical Links

Data injection is the most common factor

that you find on WordPress website.

3) Not able to login

When the admin is not able to login to his

Homepage, there are chances that hackers

Might have changed your credentials, and

You Would not be able to reset the

Password.

4) Unauthorized Users

If you enter the website and happen to see

Unauthorized account being created in the

WordPress account, then be sure your site

Is hacked. 

5) Slow Website

Trying to break into your website as they

Send too many requests to your server,

Such activity will slow down your website.

6) Unusual Activity Noted

Check for server logs which are plain text,

These files will keep a record of the logs and

Errors on the server as well on the internet

Traffic. This can be done from the cPanel

Under statistics.

7) Not Receiving Email Through WordPress

Check if you are able to send and receive

Email through this account, if not, they

Probably your website is hacked.

8) Doubtful Task Scheduler

Unwanted or unscheduled task on the

server, be careful. Hackers can schedule a

different post without your knowing it.

9) Strange Search Results

If you happen to see different search results

For your website, please have a look at the

Title and meta description, if it is different

Change it because it is a sign that your

Website is hacked.

10) Ads on Your Website

The most unusual thing on the website is to

See Popups or Pop-Under ads.

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