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On 10 Feb 2021, August Abolins said the following...
 
 AA> I thought linux-based servers were generally impervious to  
 AA> hacks.  Is this a sign of more events like this to come?

It really depends on what happened and how you define "hack".  Anyone can have
a linux server on the internet, but if your username is "root", your password
is "password" and your SSH port is exposed to the internet, some script kiddie
will be in your system in as little as 30 minutes.

My guess is nosupportlinuxhosting.com's backend infrastructure was breached
somehow so that hackers had access to all of their customer's systems.

 AA> All customers should immediately download backups of their websites  
 AA> and databases through cPanel.

cPanel has been having all kinds of problems, the most recent one is a 2FA
bypass vulnerability:

https://www.recordedfuture.com/cpanel-whm-vulnerability/

I could imagine that may have something to do with their shutdown.


Jay

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