My website isn’t showing my content
If your website is showing content in a different language, gibberish or odd symbols then your site has been the victim of harmful content injection and possibly other problems. Not only is your site not helping users get information about your business you could be exposing them to content that could hurt them if they click on any links.
How can I tell if my hacked site can be harmful to visitors?
If you see either of these warning on your site, it means that a hacker has installed malware on your site and could be infecting the machines of users visiting your site.
Google search results are showing a warning message that my site has been hacked.
When you see this message it means that Google has detected unusual changes to pages or your site and you need to have your site scanned to identify and remove the cause of the issue.
My site has some unusual spikes in traffic.
Hackers may be using your site to send out spam sending traffic to your site that they are using to host malware or redirect traffic to another dangerous site. You need to perform a scan on your site’s source code to determine if it has been hacked.
How can I protect my site from getting hacked again?
Use a site scanning tool to regularly monitor and notify you of strange activity on your site. Also visit your site regularly and take action if you see changes or errors that are not tied to authorized work you’ve made on the site.