
After a several-year hiatus, I decided it was time to wipe the virtual dust off of this blog. However, when I opened the drawer, I discovered a sad sight: several–thankfully somewhat inept–hackers had compromised the security of my site. I had fallen victim to malicious redirects, junk posts, uploaded malware, and a host of other troublesome tactics. What followed was a day-long quest to de-hackify my blog, get it back into working order, and put in some protection to make sure this wouldn’t happen again. Here’s my tale.
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