WP Super Cache security update issued. Fixes nasty XSS bug.
An update for WP Super Cache was recently released to address a nasty XSS security vulnerability and it is recommended that you update as soon as possible.
Read more …Updated CentOS kernel to 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6 on SAPPHIRE
We have installed the latest CentOS kernel (2.6.32-431.23.3.el6) on SAPPHIRE. The server will be undergoing a quick reboot, which should only take a moment or two. For most customers, they won’t even notice the downtime. Websites, content and databases will not be affected in any way. If you have any questions, please get in touch with …
Read more …Service disruption to LW1 web server
In an ongoing effort to make you aware of security and performance concerns, we wanted to inform you of an ongoing event. Server affected: LW1 We are reaching out (while simultaneously taking action) to inform you that our monitoring team has discovered an issue that requires emergency maintenance on the server where your website is …
Read more …WordPress Brute-Force Protection
In an ongoing effort to make you aware of security and performance concerns, we wanted to inform you of an ongoing event. There is currently a brute-force login attack targeted at websites with WordPress. Due to the nature of the attack, memory consumption on targeted servers has increased. In some cases this has resulted in …
Read more …Privilege escalation kernel exploit in RedHat – Reboots Required
A local privilege escalation kernel exploit has been reported that affects 64-bit versions of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel as shipped with the CentOS 5 variant of this kernel. This vulnerability was found to affect a significant number of customer servers, including our shared hosting and reseller hosting servers. CentOS has released a new …
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