Mass Shared Host Website Hack
Reports began to appear on the Internet two days ago that suggested that a new mass hack was underway. It was first assumed that the hack was only targeting Wordpress blogs but it soon became known that other scripts were also affected by it.
The common denominator of the hack was that all affected websites were hosted on so called shared hosting servers. These servers host multiple websites by different users. Affected web hosting companies are Go Daddy, Bluehost, Media temple, Dreamhost and Network Solutions. It is likely that others are affected as well.
It is not clear yet how the hack was carried out. Current suggestions are either weak passwords or file access rights that allow the attacker to gain access
Reports began to appear on the Internet two days ago that suggested that a new mass hack was underway. It was first assumed that the hack was only targeting Wordpress blogs but it soon became known that other scripts were also affected by it.
The common denominator of the hack was that all affected websites were hosted on so called shared hosting servers. These servers host multiple websites by different users. Affected web hosting companies are Go Daddy, Bluehost, Media temple, Dreamhost and Network Solutions. It is likely that others are affected as well.
It is not clear yet how the hack was carried out. Current suggestions are either weak passwords or file access rights that allow the attacker to gain access
