Claims: 33-hour BGP hijack of Softaculous traffic prompts security scramble
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- title: 33-hour BGP hijack of Softaculous traffic prompts security scramble Source
- url: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/01/33-hour-bgp-hijack-of-softaculous-traffic-prompts-security-scramble/5293608 Source
- summary: Softaculous and Virtualizor customers are being urged to reset credentials and inspect their servers after a 33-hour BGP hijacking incident diverted traffic and delivered malware to a handful of installations. Softaculous makes software for the web hosting industry, while its Virtualizor control panel is used by providers and administrators to deploy and manage virtual private servers. Beginning at around 20:57 UTC on August 28, an unrelated network began announcing a block of Hetzner IP address… Source
- published: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:04:00 +0200 Source