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Intermediate CA Compromise: What Hosting Operators Need to Know
October 21, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Intermediate CA Compromise: What Hosting Operators Need to Know

A major compromise of intermediate certificate authority keys revealed critical weaknesses in the CA hierarchy. Hosting operators and infrastructure teams must understand the implications and immediate mitigations.

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Plex2Shell: How Unpatched Media Servers Become Crypto Mining Botnets
October 20, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Plex2Shell: How Unpatched Media Servers Become Crypto Mining Botnets

A four-vulnerability chain in Plex Media Server is now actively exploited to install crypto miners and reverse proxy backdoors. Infrastructure teams must patch immediately.

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Domain Seizure vs. Multi-Host Piracy: Why Takedowns Fail
October 19, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Domain Seizure vs. Multi-Host Piracy: Why Takedowns Fail

When pirate platforms distribute content across multiple hosting providers and jurisdictions, domain seizure becomes legally and technically ineffective. Here's why courts increasingly refuse to order transfers.

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Supply Chain Attacks via npm: Detection and Mitigation for Hosting Infrastructure
October 18, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Supply Chain Attacks via npm: Detection and Mitigation for Hosting Infrastructure

Malicious npm packages are increasingly used to deliver shellcode to Windows infrastructure. We examine the MALFEX campaign and practical defences for hosting operators.

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Ancient Integer Overflow Chains to OpenBSD Root: What Operators Need to Know
October 17, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Ancient Integer Overflow Chains to OpenBSD Root: What Operators Need to Know

A newly disclosed exploit chains a 37-year-old integer overflow with modern kernel flaws to gain root on OpenBSD 7.9, bypassing KARL randomization and hardware protections.

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VM Escape via Linux Kernel: What Hosting Providers Must Know
October 16, 2026 · HOSTCAY

VM Escape via Linux Kernel: What Hosting Providers Must Know

A critical kernel networking flaw breaks the memory isolation boundary between guest VMs and their host. What operators need to do now.

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