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HostGator Records More Than 51 Million Proactive Security Actions in Brazil Using Monarx Technology
by Natalia Nowak · 7 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
HostGator and Monarx recorded more than 51 million proactive security actions in Brazil between March and August 2026.
Security
Ten IP Addresses Sent at Least 94,000 Attempts to Exploit a WooCommerce Plugin.
by Natalia Nowak · 15 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Six months after disclosure, a WooCommerce extension is still drawing blocked exploit attempts. The largest spike came on August 30.
Security
EU Software Makers Now Have 24 Hours to Report an Exploited Flaw.
by Natalia Nowak · 14 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
The EU now requires software makers to report actively exploited flaws within 24 hours, and a GPL plugin with a paid tier counts as a product.
Security
A cPanel Account With Mail Privileges Could Reach Root. Every Supported Version Was Affected.
by Natalia Nowak · 9 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
cPanel has patched CVE-2026-67401, a flaw rated 9.9 out of 10 that let an authenticated account with mail privileges run code as root.
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Non-Developers Are Building Whole Websites With AI. 20i’s Survey Says Only 31.5% Get a Developer’s Review.
by Natalia Nowak · 8 Sep 2026 · 8 min read
Half of the non-developers surveyed had little or no coding experience before AI, and only a quarter of their employers have a formal policy.
Security
A Magento Zero-Day Is Being Exploited Now. The First Known Victim Was Fully Patched.
by Natalia Nowak · 7 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
An unpatched Magento flaw has been exploited since September 4. The first known victim had a clean patch status, and the backdoor installs outside the web root.
Security
WHMCS Has an Unauthenticated RCE. The Fix Exists Only for 9.0.8 and 8.13.7.
by Natalia Nowak · 4 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
WHMCS fixed an unauthenticated RCE and a 2CheckOut data disclosure flaw in 9.0.8 and 8.13.7. Installations on 8.0 through 8.12 have no patch and must upgrade.
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1,000+ Junk Emails a Day, Brought Under Control by One DNS Change
by Natalia Nowak · 4 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
NameHero's HeroicGuard filters mail before the mailbox provider sees it. One MX change, unlimited mailboxes per domain, from $2.96 a month.
Security
cPanel Patches a Root-Level Flaw in Domain Parking: One Customer Account With Domain Permissions Was Enough
by Natalia Nowak · 28 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
A cPanel customer able to add parked domains could gain root on the whole server. CVE-2026-65643 affects all supported versions; patches are out.
Security
InMotion Rolls Out Monarx ThreatShield Inside the PHP Engine Across Its Fleet
by Natalia Nowak · 26 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
InMotion is deploying Monarx ThreatShield across its server fleet, moving attack blocking into the PHP engine itself.
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