Web Hosting Industry

Web Hosting Industry

BlueHost Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

It looks like BlueHost’s Twitter account was taken over by the Syrian Electronic Army tonight (3/29/2015). Hopefully they have not hacked BlueHost’s servers or any of the other EIG hosting brands mentioned in the hacked tweet. Waiting for an official announcement.

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Web Hosting Industry

Thoughts on Endurance International Group (EIG) Hosting

The web hosting business is part of an incredibly large industry worth well into the billions. A number of large and well established web hosting companies that we’ve known to trust for their reliability, service and support are being bought out by even larger web hosting conglomerates. Some of the largest and most successful web hosting companies in the industry, including HostGator, BlueHost, HostMonster, and HostNine have been bought out by Endurance International Group (EIG).

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