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How to detect, analyze, and recover a hacked site
If your TYPO3 site has been hacked, simply restoring a backup is not enough. You must determine how the breach happened and take steps to prevent it from recurring.
This chapter provides a structured response plan, including detection, containment, investigation, and recovery. These actions help limit damage and improve future resilience.
Steps to take when a site got hacked