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Bug Bounty Economics: When Platforms Reshape Researcher Incentives
July 23, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Bug Bounty Economics: When Platforms Reshape Researcher Incentives

When major platforms restructure bug bounty incentives, security researchers face harder choices about where to focus effort. What does this mean for infrastructure defence.

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Email Masking and Privacy: Why Service-Level Obfuscation Isn't Enough
July 22, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Email Masking and Privacy: Why Service-Level Obfuscation Isn't Enough

Email masking services promise privacy but can leak real addresses through infrastructure logging. We examine why proper privacy requires design beyond the application layer.

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GitHub as Attack Surface: How FakeGit's 7,600 Repositories Exploit Developer Trust
July 21, 2026 · HOSTCAY

GitHub as Attack Surface: How FakeGit's 7,600 Repositories Exploit Developer Trust

A massive campaign called FakeGit has weaponised GitHub repositories as a distribution channel for SmartLoader malware. Here's what happened and how to protect your build pipeline.

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NGINX Heap Buffer Overflow: Patch Your Workers Now
July 20, 2026 · HOSTCAY

NGINX Heap Buffer Overflow: Patch Your Workers Now

A critical heap buffer overflow in NGINX worker processes allows unauthenticated remote attacks. Learn what's vulnerable, how to patch, and why this matters for your infrastructure.

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Coordinated Takedowns During World Cup: What Infrastructure Operators Need to Know
July 19, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Coordinated Takedowns During World Cup: What Infrastructure Operators Need to Know

Thousands of pirate streaming domains were seized across continents during the World Cup. We examine the enforcement techniques, infrastructure vulnerabilities, and implications for hosting operators.

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WordPress Core RCE: Why Bare Installs Aren't Safe
July 18, 2026 · HOSTCAY

WordPress Core RCE: Why Bare Installs Aren't Safe

A fresh WordPress install—no plugins, no themes, just core—was exploitable via an unauthenticated HTTP request. Here's what hosting teams need to know.

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