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[digitalvisibility]

Your Shopify Developer Might Be the Hacker 😱

This is WILD. 😤 A client came to us thinking her Shopify store had a virus. Turns out… the developer she hired from Upwork planted the problem. Yeah. We couldn’t believe it either.

He demanded hundreds of dollars to “fix” the issue he caused. Pressure. Fear tactics. Fake urgency. But she didn’t buy it — she came to us for a second opinion. And thank God she did. 🙌

We found the malicious code. It wasn’t a mistake. It was straight-up sabotage. We cleaned her store, locked it down, and restored her peace of mind — all without charging her.

Freelancers like this are destroying trust in tech. If your store breaks out of nowhere, don’t just panic — ask the hard questions. We broke down everything in this case study to help you spot the red flags before it’s too late. 🛑