I think I’m having a heart attack over here.
I think I’m having a heart attack over here.
3 | Lynn
That’s awful! I didn’t even know such a thing could happen!
I hope you’re able to get everything back.
5 | Alison in Ottawa
Why on earth would hacking a blog be something someone would be interested in doing?
6 | andrea
Want to see how much I lost? Use the search feature in the right-hand sidebar and search the word “hacked”. :(
Aaaaragh.
Someone (who is doomed to burn in eternal hell) was getting into the admin end of my blog and was “hiding” text in my posts, text that was linking to a variety of websites. Text that deleted entire posts sometimes.
Why? It improves their ranking in search engines because it appears as though I’m linking to them.
Google discovered it, and took MY website out of their search database. I’ve fixed it on my end, but it could take weeks before I’m back in Google’s good books and listed in their search engine again.
My name is Andrea and I live in Ottawa with my husband Mark and our dog Sunny who is kind of a big deal on Instagram. During the day I work as a freelance writer. I am a longtime Ottawa blogger and I've occupied this little corner of the WWW since 1999. The Fishbowl is my whiteboard, water cooler, and journal, all rolled into one. I'm passionate about healthy living, arts and culture, travel, great gear, good food, and sharing the best of Ottawa. I also love vegetables, photography, gadgets, and great design.
If you're so inclined, you can read more about me here.
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