After the Hack: What ‘Cleanup’ Really Means for WordPress Sites | Francesco Carlucci (Security Expert & Incident Response Specialist)

In Episode 40 of the Melapress Show, Francesco Carlucci returns to join Robert Abela to unpack what it really means when a hacked WordPress site is declared “clean.” Moving beyond surface-level fixes, they explore the reality of post-hack remediation, the limits of automated malware removal, and why true recovery requires far more than deleting a few suspicious files.

Key topics include:

• The difference between automated cleanup and full incident remediation
• How modern malware, including SEO spam and polymorphic threats, evades scanners
• Why sites can pass security scans while remaining compromised
• What expert-led investigations uncover that tools often miss
• What site owners and agencies should demand before accepting that a site is “secure again”

🎙️ Guest: Francesco Carlucci, Security Expert & Incident Response Specialist

🎙️ Host: Robert Abela, Melapress