Title: Unknown users added
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Unknown users added

 *  [mariettatx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mariettatx/)
 * (@mariettatx)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-users-added/)
 * How do I know if my site is part of a network? I fired my developer and deleted
   his “user” account, but now have 5 more users I don’t know! I had changed my 
   password.
 * He put his own WP install on the site and controls my adwords account. My sales
   went to 0 after I confronted him on his receiving BCC of my contact form.
 * I’m freaking out, don’t know WP and want it gone.
 * Help!

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-users-added/#post-6340827)
 * First, make sure “Anyone can register” isn’t checked at Settings -> General in
   your blog’s Dashboard.
 * If it is checked, uncheck it and delete the users you don’t recognize.
 * If it isn’t checked, remain calm and carefully follow [this guide](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).
 *  Thread Starter [mariettatx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mariettatx/)
 * (@mariettatx)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-users-added/#post-6340840)
 * Thank you! Anyone can register was indeed checked. Thank you! Panic done.
 * I don’t know where they go to register..?
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-users-added/#post-6340844)
 * There’s a link on the login form, but more than likely it was just bots hitting
   where the form would normally be. Registration spam is like comment spam is like
   email spam.

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## Tags

 * [hacked](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/hacked/)
 * [network admin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/network-admin/)
 * [unknown users](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/unknown-users/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unknown-users-added/#post-6340844)
 * Status: not resolved

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