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Payment Processor Takedowns: How WIPO Alert Pay Reshapes Hosting Economics
June 20, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Payment Processor Takedowns: How WIPO Alert Pay Reshapes Hosting Economics

WIPO's new Alert Pay system enlists payment processors to cut off funding to piracy sites. Here's how it works and what operators need to understand about the shifting enforcement landscape.

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Bucket Squatting in ML Pipelines: A Supply Chain Risk
June 17, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Bucket Squatting in ML Pipelines: A Supply Chain Risk

A flaw in Google's Vertex AI SDK reveals how namespace collision in cloud storage can let attackers intercept and poison machine learning model uploads.

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Email Exfiltration via Workspace Rules: A Post-Compromise Risk
June 16, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Email Exfiltration via Workspace Rules: A Post-Compromise Risk

When attackers gain internal access, they often bypass traditional perimeter defences by abusing legitimate email platform features. Understanding this threat vector is critical for infrastructure operators.

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How Piracy Networks Scale: The Technical Side of Content Enforcement
June 15, 2026 · HOSTCAY

How Piracy Networks Scale: The Technical Side of Content Enforcement

A Vietnamese piracy network serving unauthorised webtoons for over two years reached a billion visits annually. Understanding the technical infrastructure behind such operations reveals critical lessons for hosting providers and enforcement.

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Splunk Enterprise CVE-2026-20253: Unauthenticated RCE Impact on Hosted Infrastructure
June 14, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Splunk Enterprise CVE-2026-20253: Unauthenticated RCE Impact on Hosted Infrastructure

A critical CVSS 9.8 vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise allows attackers to execute code without authentication. Infrastructure teams running Splunk must understand the exposure and apply patches urgently.

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AUR Package Hijacking: Why Build Scripts Matter for Infrastructure Security
June 13, 2026 · HOSTCAY

AUR Package Hijacking: Why Build Scripts Matter for Infrastructure Security

A large-scale compromise of Arch Linux AUR packages reveals how attackers exploit build scripts to install rootkits on developer machines. Understanding this attack vector is critical for anyone running production infrastructure.

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