Your website, turned against you or your clients

A website with an outdated content management system or plugins can end up showing fake content, redirecting to scams or exposing form data.

Threat map

How it happens

1
The flaw
A plugin, a theme or the site's own platform has a known vulnerability.
2
The way in
Automated programs find it and exploit it, without targeting anyone in particular.
3
The misuse
They insert content or redirects, steal form data or use the site to send spam.

How to spot it

The site redirects elsewhere or shows content that isn't yours
Browser or Google warnings that the site isn't safe
Administrator users nobody recognises
Plugins or themes that haven't been updated in a long time

How to protect yourself

Keep the site, plugins and themes up to date
Two-factor for the admin panel
Backups of the website
Review the site's security regularly

If it has already happened

Put the site in maintenance mode, restore a clean backup, change every admin panel and hosting password, and update everything before putting it back online.

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