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What Do Hackers Gain from Hacking WordPress Sites?

WordPress is a popular target for hackers because every website has something to offer them, and the returns on attacks are high. WordPress is the most popular CMS in the world, and a popular target for hackers too. The scale of the problem may make it seem like the hacks occur randomly and for random…

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Does a PC Antivirus Warning Mean that Your WordPress Site Has Malware?

When you run a WordPress website, it can be distressing and even annoying when visitors suggest that you might be hacked, based on their PC’s antivirus notifications. Here is why and how this happens. One of the most harrowing experiences for any WordPress website owner, is that of getting hacked, especially when they don’t even…

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Understanding and Getting Rid of the WordPress Pharma Hack

Hacks catch WordPress site owners by surprise since they are carried out discreetly to exploit websites’ resources. The Pharma hack makes use of your website’s search rankings. Do you know how to get rid of it? Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been covering some of the ill-effects of being hacked, and how to…

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Common Attacks on WordPress Sites 101: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Watching dominoes fall is always fun. And why wouldn’t it be? It’s a harmless, yet mesmerizing display of organized chaos. But if it did represent something harmful, there would be much reason to worry. Cross-site scripting attacks, at their worst, are the dominoes of common website vulnerabilities. Cross-site scripting, generally known as XSS, is a…

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Common Attacks on WordPress Sites 101: Backdoors

Removing malware from your website, and getting rid of hacks is a painstaking process. When you’re a website owner whose site has been hacked, your online reputation takes a hit. It’s only more distressing when you keep getting hacked. The reason behind this, most of the time, is a ‘backdoor’. Having a backdoor could be…

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Why WordPress Sites Get Hacked

Having your website hacked could be compared to having an annoying roommate sometimes. Everything’s a mess, no matter how many times you keep putting things back. Your shampoo, food and other resources are always running out. Thanks to them, shows you’ve never even heard of turn up in your ‘Continue Watching’ list on Netflix… And…

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Common attacks on WordPress sites: SQL Injection

If you started gaming in the early days of Sega, you’d probably be familiar with the The 1991 phrase: ‘All your base are belong to us’, from the game ‘Zero Wing’. The phrase became a meme very quickly, especially because of how funny the bad translation was, and yet how it was appropriate. Over the…

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WordPress Firewalls vs. Antiviruses

When you’re a WordPress blog or website owner, waking up to a bad case of malware mayhem is your worst nightmare, especially because of the devastating consequences to your brand. This is why it’s absolutely essential for anyone with a WordPress site to look into security and recovery options. One of the most common security…

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