What should I do if my website is hacked?

Act fast. Take the site offline or enable maintenance mode, change all passwords and contact your host and developer. Restore from a clean backup if one exists, then scan for malware and close the vulnerability that was used.

After recovery, review logs, update everything and add monitoring. If customer data may have been affected, tell the people involved and follow applicable UAE data protection obligations.

Check Google Search Console for security warnings and request a review if the site was flagged. Blacklisting can hurt traffic until it is cleared.

Immediate response steps:

• Contain: isolate the site and stop further damage
• Reset credentials: hosting, admin, database and email accounts
• Restore: use a clean backup from before the breach
• Clean and scan: remove malware and backdoors
• Harden: patch, add a firewall and enable two-factor login
• Review: find the cause and prevent a repeat

If you need urgent help, a managed website maintenance service in Dubai team can start the same day, and WordPress development company in Dubai can rebuild weak areas.