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A ransomware attack has forced Managed.com, a well-known provider of managed web-hosting services, to take down all its servers. The incident happened on Monday, November 16, and impacted public web-hosting systems.

As a result, some customer sites were encrypted and no longer accessible. At first, the company said the attack only affected a limited number of customers, adding that it immediately took them offline. But hours later, Managed.com revealed it shut down its entire infrastructure and is working hard to fix the issue and restore all systems.

The web-hosting service initially labeled the attack as unscheduled maintenance. But it later admitted it was, in fact, a cyberattack as the tech support team sent emails to the affected and angry customers. The services that went down…

As ransomware attacks are on a rise, we see a continuous increase in the victim list. The recent ransomware attack has hit the web hosting provider Managed.com. The service reportedly went down after the incident.

Managed.com Disclosed Ransomware Attack

On November 16, 2020, the web hosting service Managed.com posted an update regarding an ‘unscheduled service interruption’. Initially, they didn’t disclose any details as they continued investigating the matter. However, the following day, Managed.com disclosed to have suffered a ransomware attack.

As revealed, the incident impacted a limited number of websites. However, to prevent the spread of the attack to more customers, the service providers pulled off their entire system.

After that, they started working to restore the…

In the early hours of Monday morning, Managed.com – a major provider of managed web hosting solutions – discovered it was the victim of a co-ordinated ransomware attack, encrypting not only its own systems but also the websites of customers.

Within hours the company had decided to take down its entire infrastructure. That has the advantage of meaning that no more damage can be done by the ransomware against the websites and databases of customers, but has the colossal drawback of meaning that those same websites are no longer accessible.

As you can probably imagine, customers – some of whom seem not to be aware that their web hosting provider has suffered a severe ransomware attack – are less than happy to find their websites are no longer online.

With luck, the…

One of the internet’s biggest web hosting providers has been forced to shut down all of its servers after suffering a ransomware attack. 

Managed.com, which provides CMS-optimized platforms for small businesses and enterprise-level clients, initially only took down a small number of customer sites on November 16 when the attack first become apparent. Hours later, however, it was forced to close down its entire web hosting infrastructure.

It has been reported that Managed.com, one of the biggest providers of managed web hosting solutions, has taken down all its servers in order to deal with a ransomware attack. The ransomware impacted the company’s public-facing web hosting systems resulting in some of the customer sites having their data encrypted.The company is now working with law enforcement to identify the attackers and also working on to restore their customers’ data which were lost as part of this attack. This included WordPress and DotNetNuke managed hosting solutions, email servers, DNS servers, RDP access points, FTP servers, and online databases.