Installing the fix hacked wordpress site Scan plugin will check all this for you, and alert you that you might have missed. Additionally, it will tell you that a user named"admin" exists. That is the user name. You find directions if you wish and can follow a link. I personally think that a password is good security, and there have been no attacks on the sites that I run because I followed these steps.
Don't depend on your Web host - Many men and women rely on their web host to"do all that technical stuff for me", not realizing that sometimesthey don't! Far better to have the responsibility lie instead of from your control.
Recently, an unknown hacker murdered the site of Reuters and posted a fake news article. Due to what the hacker did since Reuters is a popular news site, their reputation is destroyed. Something similar may happen to you if you don't pay attention.
It's time to register for a Facebook account and use this individual's name and identity to present as your buddy. After I get about his it all set up, I'll be emailing you posing as your friend and asking you to be friends with me on Facebook (or Twitter, or whichever social site).
There are always going to be risks being online (or even just being alive!) Also it's easy to get caught up in the fear. We put the breaks on, when we get caught up in the fear. This isn't a reaction. Take some common sense precautions, then forge ahead. It is going to need to be dealt with then, if something does happen and of quaking in your boots 23, no amount will have helped. If nothing does, all is good and you haven't made yourself ill.