HostGator overcomes cPanale security flaw
Last weekend, hackers exploited a flaw in cPanel (cpanel.net), among the most popular Web hosting control panels, gain access to the networks of seven Web hosts. The attackers took control of hundreds, possibly thousands, of Windows-based machines using Internet Explorer.
Hackers injected iframe exploits into PHP pages located on the Web hosts’ servers, redirecting some visitors to sites off the hosts’ networks. The IE bug is related to the way the browser processes Web-based graphics code written in the Vector Markup Language, enabling hackers to install spyware and malware onto the computers of Internet Explorer users.
Bocan Raton, Florida-based HostGator (hostgator.com) was the first Web host to discover the attack, which lasted from late Thursday to Saturday afternoon.
