WordPress wp-login.php Brute Force Attack

Over the last couple days a huge threat and nuisance has evolved that is effecting nearly all web hosting providers. This brute force attack is being conducted by a large botnet consisting of thousands of unique IP addresses across the world.  The attacker is brute force attacking the WordPress administrative portals, using the username “admin” and trying thousands of passwords.

One of the concerns of an attack like this is that the attacker is using a relatively weak botnet of home PCs in order to build a much larger botnet of beefy servers in preparation for a future attack. These larger machines can cause much more damage in DDoS attacks because the servers have large network connections and are capable of generating significant amounts of traffic. This is a similar tactic that was used to build the so-called itsoknoproblembro/Brobot botnet which, in the Fall of 2012, was behind the … Read the rest

Web Host MonsterMegs Accepts Bitcoin Payments

Web host MonsterMegs announced this week that it is accepting Bitcoin payment for its hosting services.

Based on the international appetite for its hosting services, there are MonsterMegs customers that can’t pay with traditional payment methods such as PayPal or credit card. With Bitcoins, it is now able to cater to all kinds of customers, regardless of the possible restrictions in their country.

“It has become quite obvious that Bitcoin accepted hosting is a growing market,” Kevin Kopp, MonsterMegs founder said in a statement. “Since we have started accepting Bitcoins, we have seen a dramatic increase in sales. We believe this is directly related to the limited number of reputable web hosts currently accepting this as a payment option.”

MonsterMegs web hosting plans include cPanel, free website migration, clustered failover DNS, and the latest versions of PHP, MySQL and Apache. Hosting plans also include CloudLinux, Softaculous one-click script installer, … Read the rest

MonsterMegs Partners with Incapsula Cloud CDN and Security

MonsterMegs Web Hosting is proud to announce that we have partnered with Incapsula, a cloud-based service that makes websites safer, faster and more reliable. Incapsula offers state-of-the-art security and performance to websites of all sizes. Through a simple DNS change, your website’s traffic is seamlessly routed through Incapsula’s globally-distributed network of high-powered servers. Incoming traffic is intelligently profiled in real-time, blocking even the latest web threats: from sophisticated SQL injection attacks to scrapers, malicious bots, intruding comment spammers and thwarting multi-Gigabit DDoS attacks. Meanwhile, outgoing traffic is accelerated and optimized with Incapsula’s global CDN, for faster load times, keeping welcome visitors speeding through.

Incapsula delivers an enterprise-grade Web Application Firewall to safeguard your site from the latest threats, a network of servers to speed the delivery of your site across the globe, and an array of performance monitoring and analytics services to provide you with the best … Read the rest

We Now Accepts BitCoins For Our Web Hosting Services

MonsterMegs is proud to announce that we are now accepting Bitcoins as a new payment method within our hosting services, including our Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, and our Semi-Dedicated Hosting packages.

Bitcoins will increase our customer base for those who may be blocked from using credit cards or PayPal in certain countries. PayPal alone is known to block access from 60 countries throughout the world, leaving these countries with minimal options on payment methods. Bitcoin has no central authority and no way to lock entire countries out of the network, so accepting Bitcoin payments allows us to do business with anyone, regardless of where they are in the world

Bitcoin is a decentralised digital currency and the most widely used alternate currency in the world. Bitcoins are not tied to any exchange rate and are exchanged between users on a peer-to-peer network which regulates Bitcoins’ balances, … Read the rest

Cyber Monday Hosting Specials and Coupons 2012

Our Black Friday event this year has been our largest sales event ever and we are not done yet. Cyber Monday is right around the corner and that means more amazing sales for everyone. Our Cyber Monday event begins at 12:00am CST on Monday, November 26th and runs through 11:59pm CST. This will be out last huge discount for this weekend sales event. So don’t miss your chance to maximize your saving and grab one of our great hosting packages.

Here are our official Cyber Monday hosting specials for all of our services (shared, reseller, and Semi-Dedicated Hosting):

Cyber Monday (November 26th): 

1. 40% Recurring Discount on our Semi-Dedicated Hosting Plans. – Only for 2 Payment Terms and only 20 Coupons Available. (New Customers Only)
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2. 75% off All Shared Hosting and Reseller Hosting Plans – Only 200 Coupons Available. (New and Current Customers Qualify*)

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