8 Alarming Signs Google Uses to Tell You Your Website Has Been Hacked

Introduction

As developers and tech bloggers, we tend to focus on performance, UX, and ranking—but what if your code is clean, your site is fast, and yet… traffic plummets overnight?

It’s not a glitch.
It might be a hack, and Google probably knows it before you do.

In this blog post, I break down 8 critical signs Google uses to warn you when your site has been compromised—so you can catch it early, fix the issue, and avoid SEO and brand damage.

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🔍 What You’ll Learn

• How to identify hidden SEO spam injected into your site

• What messages to watch for in Google Search Console

• Why Google starts ranking your site for shady terms like “Viagra”

• How redirections and malware lead to Search Result warnings

• What developers should do to prevent long-term penalties

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• Web developers managing client websites

• Tech founders & indie hackers

• Bloggers using custom HTML or WordPress

• SEO professionals and security-conscious marketers

📖 Read the Full Guide Here

👉 8 Ways Google Tells You, Your Website Has Been Hacked!