Managed WordPress Hosting: Who Benefits Most and What It Really Costs
A practical breakdown of what managed WordPress hosting delivers, the trade-offs to expect, and how to decide if it fits your site's stage of growth.
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StormEncryptor Ransomware: What Hosting Customers Need to Know About the N-central Attack Chain
A China-linked threat actor known as Storm-1175 has been observed deploying a previously undocumented ransomware strain called StormEncryptor, with researchers pointing to an N-central vulnerability as the likely intrusion vector.
DeadLock Ransomware Turns to Polygon Smart Contracts for Harder-to-Kill Extortion Sites
A new ransomware operation called DeadLock is storing extortion infrastructure on Polygon smart contracts and the Session messaging network, making victim shaming sites much harder to take offline.
Lazarus Group Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Deploy New Backdoor on Defense and Aerospace Targets
Researchers link the North Korean Lazarus Group to a freshly patched Windows zero-day used to drop a previously unseen backdoor on defense and aerospace companies in France, Germany, Brazil, and India.
Akira Ransomware Safe Mode Attack: Why It Failed and What It Teaches Defenders
An Akira ransomware affiliate tried to disable endpoint security by forcing a Safe Mode reboot, but the stripped-down environment starved the encryptor of memory. The incident still ended in data theft, and it highlights why MFA and boot-mode alerting matter.
ShieldBreak Zero-Day PoC Bypass Targets Microsoft Defender Patches
A publicly shared proof of concept called ShieldBreak claims a working bypass for a previously patched Microsoft Defender flaw, raising the stakes for Windows endpoint defenders.
Gunra Ransomware Targeting Critical Infrastructure: What Website and Hosting Operators Should Know
US federal agencies warn that Gunra ransomware affiliates are exploiting Fortinet vulnerabilities to break into critical infrastructure networks, steal data, and encrypt systems.