Hostinger Suffers Data Breach – Resets Password For 14 Million Users

Popular web hosting provider Hostinger has been hit by a massive data breach, as a result of which the company has reset passwords for all customers as a precautionary measure.

In a blog post published on Sunday, Hostinger revealed that “an unauthoriz… Continue reading Hostinger Suffers Data Breach – Resets Password For 14 Million Users

RunC Flaw Lets Attackers Escape Linux Containers to Gain Root on Hosts

A serious security vulnerability has been discovered in the core runC container code that affects several open-source container management systems, potentially allowing attackers to escape Linux container and obtain unauthorized, root-level access to t… Continue reading RunC Flaw Lets Attackers Escape Linux Containers to Gain Root on Hosts

5 Popular Web Hosting Services Found Vulnerable to Multiple Flaws

A security researcher has discovered multiple one-click client-side vulnerabilities in the some of the world’s most popular and widely-used web hosting companies that could have put millions of their customers as well as billions of their sites’ visito… Continue reading 5 Popular Web Hosting Services Found Vulnerable to Multiple Flaws

Dutch Hacker Who Almost Broke The Internet Escapes Jail

The Dutch hacker, who in 2013 was accused of launching the biggest cyberattack to date against the anti-spam group Spamhaus, escaped prison Monday even after he was sentenced to nearly 8 months in jail because most of his term was suspended.

Sven Olaf… Continue reading Dutch Hacker Who Almost Broke The Internet Escapes Jail

Microsoft creates its own FreeBSD VM Image for Azure Cloud Computing Platform

This year, Microsoft impressed the world with ‘Microsoft loves Linux’ announcements, like developing a custom Linux-based OS for running Azure Cloud Switch, selecting Ubuntu as the operating system for its Cloud-based Big Data services and bringing the… Continue reading Microsoft creates its own FreeBSD VM Image for Azure Cloud Computing Platform