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What to Do When Your Website Gets Hacked
Incidents3/28/202610 min read
A practical containment and recovery flow for malware, injected spam, redirects, and credential exposure.
A hacked website needs calm containment, evidence preservation, and staged recovery.
Contain First
Take backups, restrict admin access, rotate credentials, and stop active redirects or malware delivery.
Recover Cleanly
Restore known-good files, patch the entry point, request blacklist reviews, and monitor for reinfection.
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