February this year my website was hacked. I found out through a colleague, it was very disappointing. Not knowing why or how I began to do research. After several days of telephone conversations with go daddy, who at that time hosted my account, what I was able to find out was the "hackers" do it for no other reason than they can & that my only option was to delete the site & upload a safe version from back up.
Sadly I lost a years worth of blogs, (blogging is really about as it happens) & the momentum I had built over the past year came to a stop.
I continued my research, reading everything I could find. A couple of helpful sites were http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/06/24/how-to-completely-clean-your-hacked-wordpress-installation/
and
stopbadware.org
I was able to find the malware located in my website and remove it, as well I reported the villains to Google. I also learned updates are extremely important, especially when working with Word press and PHP, in avoiding Malware. Also it really pays to find a hosting provider that takes security seriously.
I have been wary about venturing back into the world of blogging, but am doing so now cautiously and with the hope that I will be more successful and that my new found diligence will prevent any further attacks.
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