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A pernicious botnet used for cryptojacking has taken a major blow thanks to Google, whose free cloud-based services it relied on to propagate. The company has identified and removed thousands of accounts, hosted files and ad accounts that were being used to spread malicious files.

The botnet, Glupteba, has been operating for some months and was thought to be compromising thousands of people per day at its peak. The cryptojacking botnet quietly installs coin miners on Windows PCs and attempts to steal login credentials and authentication cookies. It spread via Google advertisements promising software cracks and phishing emails linking to malicious files hosted with Google Docs.

Notorious cryptomining and credential theft botnet crippled

Google cautions that…

The domain registrar and web hosting company GoDaddy has revealed that it suffered a data breach in which the user data of 1.2m of its customers may have been accessed.

In a filing with with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company’s chief information security officer Demetrius Comes explained that an “unauthorized third party” had gained access to its managed WordPress hosting environment.

The domain registrar and web hosting company GoDaddy has revealed that it suffered a data breach in which the user data of 1.2m of its customers may have been accessed.

In a filing with with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company’s chief information security officer Demetrius Comes explained that an “unauthorized third party” had gained access to its managed WordPress hosting environment.

Web hosting giant GoDaddy has reported a data breach with U.S. financial regulators, and warns that data on 1.2 million customers may have been accessed.

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, GoDaddy’s chief information security officer Demetrius Comes said the company detected unauthorized access to its systems where it hosts and manages its customers’ WordPress servers. WordPress is a web-based content management system used by millions to set up blogs or websites. GoDaddy lets customers host their own WordPress installs on their servers.

GoDaddy said the unauthorized person used a compromised password to get access to GoDaddy’s systems around September 6. GoDaddy said it discovered the breach last week on November 17. It’s not clear if the compromised…

If you have ever forgotten to renew your web hosting package, you’ll know that sinking feeling when you type your address into the URL bar and that message comes flashing across your screen. “This account has been suspended.” If only you had had the foresight to go with a company that offered you a lifetime subscription to web hosting.

Obviously, once your website is not visible to you, it’s not visible to anyone, and it becomes unavailable to search engines. This automatically results in low rankings. And even though your web host will often give you time to pay and reactivate your site, if your potential clients or any other visitors land on your site and see the expiration message, it does not bode well for your reputation. If your website has not been backed up, there…