Yeee-ouch! Guest-to-Host Escape Vulnerability in Linux KVM/x86
There's a pretty grisly CVE making the rounds. It's being marketed as Januscape (CVE-2026-53359), and if you're a hosting provider, it's a headache.
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Supermicro Just Can’t Stop Breaking the Law
Supermicro is in trouble with the law again. Fresh on the heels of its previous criminal activity - where its founder was indicted for illegally shipping $2.5 billion worth of GPUs to China - comes news of another GPU-shipping scandal.
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AI VPS Demand Is Rising – Are Hosting Providers Ready?
AI VPS demand is growing fast. Learn how hosting providers can attract AI workloads with pre-configured VPS environments and faster deployment.
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Vaya con Dios, strncpy
A common misconception is that strncpy() was invented as a "safe" replacement for strcpy(). It wasn't. Please don't spit on its grave.
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Blesta Hacked – Ransom Gang Threatens to Leak Customer Details Tomorrow
Blesta customers got an email from hackers saying the billing software's servers had been hacked. And the email looks legit. Uh oh.
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Programming Languages I Have Known and Loved (and Hated)
Over my life, I've learned quite a few programming languages. Some I've loved, some I've liked, some I've hated.
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BackBlaze Finds a Lifeline: New 5-Year Deal with CoreWeave Announced
Cloud storage provider and community backup favorite BackBlaze may have finally found a way to turn a profit.
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How I Learned to Hate HTTP Referer and Why I Turned It Off
HTTP Referer is a technology that has long outlasted its marginal value. Let's get rid of it.
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Contabo Reaches 500,000 VPS Milestone – Read Reviews Before You Go Shopping!
Contabo announced on June 16, 2026, that it has reached a significant milestone by hosting 500,000 virtual private servers (VPS). So what do we, the LowEnd community think about Contabo?
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Thanks for the Cool Merch, Crunchbits!
My sweet Crunchbits merch has arrived! The Crunchbits charity drive was a huge success and Fumo dolls and hoodies are spreading across the globe.
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ELI5: Why is Everything Being Rewritten in Rust?
MannDude wanted to know why everything is being rewritten in Rust. Here's the answer.
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The Founder of Private Internet Access is Also Sovereign of the Josean Cyberstate and the Next Emperor of Korea
The founder of Private Internet Access might just be the next Emperor of Korea.
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Should You Let Your Doctor Send a Recording of Your Visit to AI?
Last week I had a routine doctor's visit. Routine...but there was something new in the stack of paperwork I was handed.
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The First 100 Wikipedia Articles
This year, Wikipedia is celebrating its 25th anniversary. I wondered the other day what the first pages on Wikipedia were.
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The YouTube App is an Authenticator…and That’s a Problem
The YouTube app is actually an authenticator. And that's an inconvenience.
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Google Held Responsible for AI Hallucinations by German Court
These days, Google is shoving AI into every search result, and a German court is holding them liable for what AI says. In a decision this week, the Regional Court of Munich ruled that Google had beend spreading false claims about two Munich-based publishers.
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Will x86 Become a “Big Iron” Server-Only Chip?
Back in the 90s, there was a company named Tadpole that sold laptops with pretty exotic processors. You could get a Tadpole laptop running SPARC, Alpha, or PowerPC. We might be going back to that kind of world.
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Rust By Example: The FREE Interactive Way to Learn Rust
I continue to be interested in learning Rust, the programming language that's gaining ascendancy in the systems programming world. I reviewed The Rust Programming Language which is not a bad book but I didn't care for it, for reasons I outlined in a previous post. Since then, I've moved on to Rust Exercises, which a very cool course you can take for free.
Read MoreLinux From Scratch: The Best Way to Learn Linux the Hard Way
Linux From Scratch is a project that teaches you how to build a complete Linux system from source code. You begin with an existing Linux system, create a clean build environment, compile a temporary toolchain, enter a chroot, and then build the real system piece by piece.
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The best hosting deals do not always last long. A great VPS offer, discounted dedicated server, limited-stock special, or exclusive LowEndBox promotion can sell out quickly. If you want a better chance of catching those deals before they disappear, join the LowEndBox mailing list. Our mailing list is built for readers who want useful hosting updates without inbox clutter.
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Multacom’s China-Focused Network Appears To Be Going Away
Last week, we covered how Multacom was sued by the owners of the Aon Center building in Los Angeles over alleged unpaid rent of $400,000+. Now there appears to be another interesting development: the Multacom network itself.
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LowEndGaming: Walkabout Mini Golf Course Tier List (Updated!)
Since our previous tier list, 17 new courses have come out for Walkabout Mini Golf! Here's our freshly upgraded tier list.
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Murderous Renaissance Painters: The Things You Learn From Programming Books
One thing I've always found entertaining in technical works is how authors bring in their weird non-technical hobbies and interests as examples. I've learned a lot of random facts just because the author teaching some programming language happened to also be into exotic cooking or had traveled in South America.
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Watch Out for Nukes, Tovarich! Game Review: Misery, the Post-Apocalyptic Extraction Indie Shooter
I have a soft spot for post-apocalyptic games, and so do my friends. We're scattered across the country now and playing games online is how we hang out. Recently one of them suggested we try Misery.
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Dutch Authorities Seize 800 Servers in Stark Industries Sanctions Case
Dutch financial crime investigators have seized more than 800 servers in a major enforcement action tied to Stark Industries Solutions, a hosting network accused by European authorities of supporting...
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Here Comes WebPros (cPanel, WHMCS) to Steal Your Customers
If you've licensed cPanel or WHMCS, be aware that their publisher is now planning to directly compete with you by offering shared, WordPress, and email hosting offerings.
Read MoreMySQL and MariaDB: Dead Code Walking
It's 2026, and if you need a relational database and you have a choice, you're choosing PostGreSQL. If you don't, you might be stuck with MySQL.
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Critical Vulnerability Alert: CVE-2026-48172 – LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Root Privilege Escalation Under Active Exploitation
CVE-2026-48172: Root Privilege Escalation in LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin A critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-48172, affects the LiteSpeed User-End cPanel Plugin versions 2.3 through 2.4.4. This security flaw carries a CVSS v4.0 score of 10.0, marking it as highly severe.
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