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Hackers are mass-exploiting the cPanel bug to gain control of thousands of websites

Days after the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in popular web hosting software cPanel and WHM, hackers are now targeting and hacking thousands of vulnerable websites.

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May 4, 2026 at 18:02 TechCrunch

Hackers are mass-exploiting the cPanel bug to gain control of thousands of websites

Days after the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in popular web hosting software cPanel and WHM, hackers are now targeting and hacki...

May 4, 2026 at 08:15 SecurityLab

9000 взломов и одно «sorry»: хакеры просят прощения у владельцев серверов на cPanel

Популярная панель управления хостингом забыла спросить пароль у входа.

May 3, 2026 at 12:00 SecurityLab

1,5 миллиона серверов, один эксплойт, полный контроль. Как вымогатели захватывают сайты через cPanel

Владельцы буквально оказались в ловушке между хакерами и хостерами.

May 1, 2026 at 19:12 Ars Technica

Ubuntu infrastructure has been down for more than a day

The outage has hampered communication concerning a critical vulnerability that gives root.

May 1, 2026 at 07:32 SecurityLab

Обновите cPanel прямо сейчас — уязвимость позволяет войти в систему без пароля и уже есть скрипт проверки взлома

Что делать, если ваша панель управления сервером стала общедоступной.

Apr 30, 2026 at 22:48 Hacker News

CPanel and WHM Authentication Bypass – CVE-2026-41940

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