{"id":5811,"date":"2023-01-06T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fixit.gr\/?p=5811"},"modified":"2023-01-04T17:28:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T15:28:08","slug":"ti-energeies-prepei-na-kanei-ena-thyma-epithesis-chaker-sto-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fixit.gr\/en\/ti-energeies-prepei-na-kanei-ena-thyma-epithesis-chaker-sto-wordpress","title":{"rendered":"What actions should a victim of a WordPress hacker attack take?"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordPress is a platform for building websites or, with the appropriate addition, an online store. Over 40% websites worldwide are built on this platform. However, security issues can far exceed the number one can imagine and this is due to many factors, in addition to the possible security gaps that WordPress may have. Thus, often someone who owns a website on WordPress can fall victim to a hacker attack. What actions should be taken in this case?;<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is WordPress?;<\/b><\/h3>\n

WordPress is a user-friendly platform that allows you to build a website without any coding knowledge. This is its biggest advantage, but also its disadvantage. So, while it easily reaches even the most ordinary user and offers them the tools to build a website or an online store, it leaves them completely exposed when it comes to security. WordPress is widely used and most of the web pages are built with it. There are many free and paid themes for someone to choose from, in order to present a personalized and unique result. It does not require programming knowledge or Web developer\/design.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, building a website doesn't just require using WordPress. You also need a domain name, which is essentially the identity of the page, and a web hosting provider.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Is a WordPress website secure?;<\/b><\/h3>\n

No website, on any platform, can be 100% secure against a cyberattack. What can be done is to have as many obstacles and \u201cclosed doors\u201d as possible, to discourage the would-be attacker and turn elsewhere. The disadvantage with WordPress is mainly that it is handled by people with different levels of knowledge in the field of security and website construction. This will make a page that has not taken the appropriate measures more vulnerable to an attack. A simplistic approach, without password protection, without SSL certificates and without individual actions, will certainly become a very easy target for a hacker.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Doesn't WordPress provide any security?;<\/b><\/h3>\n

Fortunately for most, WordPress has some tools related to the security of the website or online store. However, the main source of security is found in the part of the web hosting provider, which usually also provides data encryption with the addition of SSL certificates. Thus, a fairly basic core of security is provided in the first year on a WordPress website, but it is not enough. WordPress, supports its operation, or at least a large part of its operation, on extensions (plugins). Some of these plugins, therefore, provide security to the website, to a satisfactory degree, but must be installed by the user.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a more comprehensive article on WordPress security, \u201c<\/span><\/i>7+1 ways for maximum security in WordPress.<\/i><\/b>\u201c<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Victim of a WordPress hacker attack.<\/b><\/h3>\n

No matter how many measures are taken (let alone if they are not taken), there may still be a security gap and a website may fall victim to a hacker attack. In this case, the victim should first take immediate actions and then take secondary actions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The key to all of this is to regain access and ownership of the website.<\/b>. Any unauthorized users should be removed immediately, and the page should display that it is under construction\/maintenance to anyone trying to visit it.<\/span><\/p>\n

How can a WordPress page owner realize that they have been the victim of a hacker attack?.<\/b><\/h3>\n

In order to take action to repair damage to a page, one must first identify that they have been the victim of a cyberattack. While such an attack can be quite methodical and not leave many traces, there are always signs that should raise alarm bells.<\/span><\/p>\n