{"id":5103,"date":"2022-08-24T23:51:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T23:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/useyourwords.com.au\/?p=5103"},"modified":"2022-08-24T23:51:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T23:51:00","slug":"increase-in-wordpress-sites-being-hacked-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.useyourwords.com.au\/2022\/08\/24\/increase-in-wordpress-sites-being-hacked-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Increase in wordpress sites being hacked in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s important to note that in general terms, wordpress is a VERY secure CMS. It has updates released regularly to prevent hacking and exploits.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Creators of active plugins and themes are also generally very good at releasing security updates.<\/p>\n

The problems arise if you (or your web developer\/webhost) don’t keep wordpress websites, and their plugins and themes, up to date. Running old plugins that have not been updated for several months or years is also a big problem. If a plugin is abandonded by the creator, it makes sense to look for a new plugin that is still being actively developed.<\/p>\n

Use Your Words have noticed an increased rate of wordpress websites being hacked in the past few months.\u00a0 3 different companies have approached us in only the past 2 months to assist with removing exploits from their websites.<\/p>\n

All of the sites we have assisted recently were running old obsolete versions of PHP on their webservers, and were running very old versions of wordpress plugins and themes.<\/p>\n

The removal of the exploits is never simple, and each one was a different exploit, so the steps of removal changed.<\/p>\n

But generally we are identifying exploited files and removing them.\u00a0 Updating wordpress, its plugins and themes, ensuring the server is running the latest PHP, and updating usernames and passwords.<\/p>\n

If you need some help with a hacked wordpress site, feel free to get in touch today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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