Author: Natalia Nowak
263 articles
Exploring the web hosting industry through writing - panels, providers, and everything that runs behind the scenes.
Security
cPGuard Breach: Updating Removes the Backdoor, Not the Stolen Credentials
An attacker used cPGuard's update channel on November 2 to install a backdoor and collect password hashes on servers where the script ran.
Industry reports
Who Owns Europe’s Largest Hosting Markets: IONOS Controls the Leader in Germany, Poland and Spain
Four of the eight largest DNS operators for .ch domains are Swiss-owned, and together they account for 39.8% of the zone, by our count. In the United…
Security
DreamHost Confirms File Manager Breach. FTP/SFTP and Some Webmail Credentials Were Exposed
DreamHost confirms an attacker exploited its File Manager and reached FTP/SFTP and some webmail credentials, affecting well under 10% of those accounts.
Security
WordPress Update Flaw Draws Tens of Thousands of Attack Attempts. Hosts Can Block It at the Web Server
Wordfence detected probing of the update-window flaw fixed in WordPress 7.1.4 within hours and counted more than 18,500 requests in 21 hours.
Industry reports
GoDaddy Q3 2026: Domains Lifted Its Core Segment. The Rest, Including Hosting, Fell $7.4M
GoDaddy's Core segment grew $33.2 million in Q3. Domain revenue rose $40.6 million, while Core revenue outside domains, hosting included, fell $7.4 million.
Industry reports
How Hosting Companies Make Money in 2026: Six Models Compared
Renewals, domains, usage, acquisitions, capacity and licenses: how six hosting business models earn their money in 2026, from their own filings.
Security
Claude Built a Remote Root Exploit for a Linux TCP Bug. Ubuntu Still Has No Fix
A Linux kernel TCP flaw has a root exploit from Anthropic's lab. Red Hat, Debian and AlmaLinux 8 ship fixed kernels, while Ubuntu has none yet.
Industry reports
How Hostinger Decides What to Build, Give Away and Drop
Hostinger's chief product officer on plans without upsells, a mostly free AI agent and how the company decides which products to keep.
Security
WordPress 7.1.4 Fixes 22 Flaws, One in the Core Update Process
WordPress 7.1.4 fixes 22 vulnerabilities, one of them a race condition in core updates that could lead to remote code execution.
Interviews
Cloudways’ Ali Khan on Velocity: Scaling, Pricing and Node.js Upgrades
Cloudways' Ali Khan explains how Velocity differs from DigitalOcean's App Platform, how it handles resource limits and what options agencies have.
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