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What to do when a site is hacked, how to clean it up, and how to lock it down so it does not happen again.

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FG-116 Security

Scary Website Emails: Beg Bounties, Fake DMCA Notices and Renewal Scams

An email says your site has a vulnerability, broke copyright, is about to lose its domain or will be suspended. Most are scams, some are real. Verify each one by logging in to the real account yourself, never through the link in the email.

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