Are emails re. site lockout spam?

  • I’ve just received 2 emails, one purportedly from WordPress (Subject: [https://www.mygoforthegreen.com] Site Lockout Notification) and the second from Go for the Green Selling Challenge, our product name on the site (Subject: [https://www.mygoforthegreen.com] Daily Security Digest). The first went into my Junk mail folder automatically; the second, my Inbox.

    When I checked the originating IP addresses, the WordPress one was from Moscow, Russia (which makes me nervous); the other, Illinois. Checking Properties and Message Source, I saw iThemes in the html text of the message body.

    Are these legitimate or spam? I am able to access site Admin panel.

    I haven’t opened them in my Windows Live Mail Reading Pane and won’t until I hear from you. Right now, I’m just nervous: there’s so much hacking around.

    Thanks for your help and advice.

    Linda

    P.S. I started trying to set up iThemes Security yesterday, but did nothing except check the “white list site for 24 hours” box. I realized I needed to research how to do this correctly before going any further but wonder if this has anything to do with the emails.

    https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/better-wp-security/

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  • Hey Linda,

    These seem like legitimate lockouts.

    The best way to go about configuring it is to enable each feature one at a time while checking the full functionality of your site.

    Thanks,

    Gerroald

    Thread Starter IreneLinda

    (@irenelinda)

    Thanks so much, Gerroald, for your message. I feel better about the emails not being spam!

    I also appreciate your advice on configuration. I like the one at a time and check approach. Plan to get started tomorrow.

    Thanks again,

    Linda

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