Title: Security issue
Last modified: February 7, 2017

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# Security issue

 *  [Emilio13](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emilio13/)
 * (@emilio13)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-73/)
 * _[ Moved to Fixing WordPress]_
    I recently discovered that someone was able to
   get into my site, edit a blog post with a link to an outside site, and somehow
   do this undetected by me.
 * My first thought was to immediately change my password, but the user profile 
   page only allows me to generate a new password. That’s not what I want. I have
   a hard enough time remembering passwords as it is. I want to change the password
   to something I can remember.
 * Also, what else do I need to do to prevent this from happening again? I’m using
   Jetpack premium.

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-73/#post-8751273)
 * – The [Exploit Scanner](https://wordpress.org/plugins/exploit-scanner/) plugin
   can help detect damage so that it can be cleaned up. Other things you should 
   do:
    - Change passwords for all users, especially Administrators and Editors.
    - If you upload files to your site via FTP, change your FTP password.
    - Re-install the latest version of WordPress.
    - Make sure all of your plugins and themes are up-to-date.
    - Update your [security keys](https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp- config.php#Security_Keys).
    - See FAQ [My Site Was Hacked](https://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked).
 * – When you’re done, you may want to implement some (if not all) of [the recommended security measures](https://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress).
   –
   If you’re unable to clean your site(s) successfully, there are reputable organizations
   that can clean your sites for you (e.g., Sucuri, Wordfence …).

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## Tags

 * [site security](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/site-security/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-73/#post-8751273)
 * Status: not resolved

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