Author: Natalia Nowak

263 articles
Exploring the web hosting industry through writing - panels, providers, and everything that runs behind the scenes.

Security
LiteSpeed Cache Flaw Can Leave Admin-Level REST Data Exposed for a Week
by Natalia Nowak · 29 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
A LiteSpeed Cache flaw fixed in 7.9.1 can expose admin-level REST data on some sites for a week, and clearing it takes a manual purge.
Security
Japan’s GMO Refuses Ransom After VPS Breach and Offers $1 Million Bounty
by Natalia Nowak · 28 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Japanese host GMO refused a ransom after its Desktop Cloud VPS platform was breached, kept it offline and opened a $1 million bounty.
Pricing updates
GoDaddy’s v3 API Offers $14.99 .com Renewals, but Only With Auto-Renew On
by Natalia Nowak · 28 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
GoDaddy's v3 API renews a .com for $14.99 with auto-renew on, against a $22.99 standard rate. Manual renewals pay the standard rate.
Industry reports
PHP2Shell Timeline: How the Hosting Industry Reacted
by Natalia Nowak · 28 Oct 2026 · 21 min read
A timeline of how hosts, panels and distributions handled PHP2Shell, from the October 20 leak to CISA's October 26 KEV listing.
Events
From GoDaddy to Blacknight: 10 Hosting Sessions to Watch at CloudFest Americas
by Natalia Nowak · 27 Oct 2026 · 9 min read
CloudFest Americas opens in Miami in two weeks. Our top 10 hosting sessions run from GoDaddy and Newfold talks to the Blacknight deal.
Industry reports
OVHcloud Links Record Daily Domain Sales to Vibe Coding, but Web Revenue Grew 3.2%
by Natalia Nowak · 27 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
OVHcloud links record daily domain sales to vibe coding and AI, while its Webcloud segment grew 3.2% to €199.7 million in FY2026.
Industry reports
Hosting Churn Starts Long Before the First Renewal
by Natalia Nowak · 27 Oct 2026 · 10 min read
At .com and .net, first-time renewal rates are almost half those of later ones. For hosts, billing terms, early use and failed payments shape churn long before.
Software reviews
Hostinger Now Shows If a DDoS Attack Took a Shared Hosting Site Down
by Natalia Nowak · 26 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Hostinger's shared and cloud hosting dashboards now show whether a DDoS attack made a customer's websites unreachable, and when it started and ended.
Security
DreamHost Urges Affected Owners to Reset Every Email and FTP Password
by Natalia Nowak · 26 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
DreamHost's File Manager was offline from October 23 to 26, and affected account owners are asked to reset every email and FTP/SFTP password.
M&A
team.blue Extends €1.1 Billion of Its Term Loan B to 2032
by Natalia Nowak · 26 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
team.blue moved €1.1 billion of its €1.35 billion Term Loan B from 2029 to 2032, and about 90% of its term debt now falls due in 2032.
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