Not a good start of the week.
First of all, WebHostingTalk was hacked with user data compromised. Moreover, the h4x0r has also destroyed the backup server, before wiping out the database tables on WHT. iNET ended up restoring an old backup from October last year, and WHT is pretty much broken as far as I can see.
That’s bad. Because most of the offers I have posted are sourced from WHT. So no WHT — no new offers here at LowEndBox (and I am too lazy to hunt them down myself). They’ll probably going to go offline for quite a while. So expect a quiet week this week :)
Then EveryDNS, the DNS provider for LowEndBox.com was offline from about an hour ago. That means no one can access this site unless you already know the IP address. D’oh. Update: It appears the EveryDNS problem is PEBKAC. Double D’oh.
LEA (LowEndAdmin) is the original founder of LowEndBox and the visionary who gave rise to an entire movement around minimalist, efficient hosting. In 2008, LEA launched LowEndBox with a simple but powerful idea: that it was possible to run meaningful applications, web servers, VPNs, mail servers, and more – on small, low-cost virtual machines with minimal resources.
At a time when most infrastructure discussions were dominated by high-end servers and enterprise platforms, LEA championed the opposite approach: lightweight Linux distros, self-managed servers, open source software, and thoughtful optimization. This philosophy gave birth to the term “Low End Box”, which would come to define a new genre of hosting tailored to developers, tinkerers, and budget-conscious users around the world.
Through LowEndBox and its companion forum, LowEndTalk, LEA built the foundation for what would become one of the most active and enduring communities in the hosting world, prioritizing knowledge-sharing, transparency, and accessibility.
After several years of nurturing the site and community, LEA stepped away from active involvement, passing the torch to a new generation of admins, contributors, and moderators. Today, LEA remains a respected figure in the LowEnd ecosystem, credited with launching a platform and philosophy that continues to influence thousands of infrastructure providers and users globally.
LowEndBox’s legacy, and its thriving community, is a direct result of LEA’s original vision.
WHT got hacked again. Lame…