{"id":1904,"date":"2020-07-26T18:09:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T01:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/?p=1904"},"modified":"2026-06-02T01:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T08:18:35","slug":"what-do-i-do-if-someone-hacked-my-wordpress-e-commerce-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/1904\/what-do-i-do-if-someone-hacked-my-wordpress-e-commerce-site\/","title":{"rendered":"What do I do if someone hacked my WordPress e-commerce site?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Discovering that your WordPress e-commerce site has been hacked is an immediate emergency. Unlike a standard blog, a compromised online store threatens your revenue, your search engine rankings, and your customers’ sensitive payment data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a clean, recent backup of your files and your database from before the breach occurred, your fastest option is to wipe the server and restore from that backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you don’t have a recent backup, your recovery strategy depends entirely on how deep the malware went. For a standard e-commerce store, fixing the site requires triaging three specific areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Secure the Payment Gateways & Customer Data<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before touching code, you must protect your customers. Hackers often inject malicious JavaScript into checkout pages to skim credit card numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n