Initial situation and request
Wartungshelden Repair requested: 22.6.2026 09:43
An agency from Hamburg contacted us by email because its WordPress website’s backend was behaving strangely. During checks of the web server and database, we found remnants of malicious code and other issues.
Findings and causes
Causes:
Plugins had changed owners and were subsequently installed as updates through the WordPress repository with undetected malicious code.
Outcome and completion
Repair status: Clean & Ready
Wartungshelden Repair completed: 22.6.2026 12:11
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