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ExpressVPN Acquired for Nearly $1 Billion

Who knew dime-a-dozen VPN companies were so valuable?  Not me.  But I guess they're worth a pile of gold, considering that Kape Technologies is paying $936 million for ExpressVPN.  The service, founded in 2009, has over 3 million companies and 290 employees.  While ExpressVPN is spinning this as a way to "strengthen privacy," others are more skeptical. Kape was previously known as "Crossrider" and has a dodgy past, forcin...

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ExpressVPN Acquired for Nearly $1 Billion

WHMCS Alternative - How to Get a FREE Clientexec License

As some of you may know, WHMCS earlier this year changed their pricing structure pretty significantly. Previously, WHMCS customers could obtain a license with unlimited clients for $39/Month, and now...

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WHMCS Alternative - How to Get a FREE Clientexec License

Pausing to Remember on the Twentieth Anniversary of September 11, 2001

LowEndBox would like to take a moment to remember those who perished in the tragedy that occurred 20 years ago today on September 11, 2001. This appalling event affected the lives of all Americans and...

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Pausing to Remember on the Twentieth Anniversary of September 11, 2001

Reminder: Get Bonus Contest Entries Watching LowEndBoxTV Videos!

In our awesome September 2021 giveaway, there are 11 different ways you can earn entries. One of them is to enter secret codes from LowEndBoxTV videos. All our videos released this month (September 20...

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Reminder: Get Bonus Contest Entries Watching LowEndBoxTV Videos!

Community News: Shared and Reseller Hosting with cPanel & WHM by RackNerd Now Available in Strasbourg, France

To continue LowEndBox’s new “interesting news” series, we recently received a submission from Dustin B. Cisneros over at RackNerd to feature yet another expansion of theirs! They have expanded their c...

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Community News: Shared and Reseller Hosting with cPanel & WHM by RackNerd Now Available in Strasbourg, France

Learn More About ipv6 with Hurricane Electric's Free Certification Program

As you've probably heard, IPv4 has been deprecated and IPv6 is the new network hotness. In fact, it's been the new protocol on the scene since Windows 95 was a thing. For those born and raised on IPv4...

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Learn More About ipv6 with Hurricane Electric's Free Certification Program

DediPath Expands and Adds New Atlanta, Georgia Location

Hockessin, Delaware (September 6, 2021) – DediPath, an IaaS provider, today announces it has expanded its footprint into the Atlanta market. DediPath offers several services in the Atlanta market incl...

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DediPath Expands and Adds New Atlanta, Georgia Location

Our Best Giveaway Ever! Awesome Prizes Courtesy of RackNerd

Community provider RackNerd is hosting a fantastic giveaway for LowEndBox/LowEndTalk readers with the best prizes we've ever had! Up for grabs: Two (2)  Redragon Mechanical Gaming Keyboards A Furgle H...

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Our Best Giveaway Ever!  Awesome Prizes Courtesy of RackNerd

Over the Past Year, the Price of an IP Address Has More Than Doubled

According to information published IPv4 Global, a IP address auction service, the price of IP addresses between August 2020 and August 2021 has more than doubled. Their data shows that at the end of A...

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Over the Past Year, the Price of an IP Address Has More Than Doubled

Apple Relents on New Surveillance Measures

Apple announced today that it is delaying rollout of its controversial new surveillance technology that sought to identify child pornography. They've updated their previous press release with this dis...

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Apple Relents on New Surveillance Measures

Comparing BGP Stacks' Performance: bird vs. frr vs. OpenBGP vs gobgp Shootout Data Published

Most users don't spend a lot of time worrying about BGP, much less BGP performance.  But if you the kind of person who worries about BGP performance, it's likely very important to you. BGP is the Bord...

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Comparing BGP Stacks' Performance: bird vs. frr vs. OpenBGP vs gobgp Shootout Data Published

Interested in Writing for LowEndBox?

LowEndBox is looking for some talented writers who are also IT pros, technologists, hobbyists, or other kinds of engineering wizards to write some tutorials, articles, and other content for LowEndBox....

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Interested in Writing for LowEndBox?

Microsoft Azure's CosmosDB Accidentally Left Wide Open

Microsoft revealed Thursday that some customers' CosmosDB databases in Azure were accidentally left wide open. A security researcher named Wiz discovered that it could access keys that unlocked thousa...

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Microsoft Azure's CosmosDB Accidentally Left Wide Open

[Community News] RackNerd's New Office Space w/ Pictures!

RackNerd, a top provider here within the LowEndBox and LowEndTalk community, shared the news with the community a couple months ago that they were moving to new office space in Rancho Cucamonga. Recen...

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[Community News] RackNerd's New Office Space w/ Pictures!

LowEnd Provider Clouvider Suffers Website Hack

LowEnd provider Clouvider suffered a website hack today. A group styling itself "Katyusha SecurityExploitCrew" defaced a website they manage, as reported on LowEndTalk. The site was a redirect to thei...

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LowEnd Provider Clouvider Suffers Website Hack

Australian Police Will Soon Have Sweeping New Surveillance Powers

Australian law enforcement will soon be able to takeover accounts and impersonate their owners, "disrupt data" by modifying it.  Three new warrant powers are granted Australian Federal Police (AFP) an...

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Australian Police Will Soon Have Sweeping New Surveillance Powers

Amazon's Quantum Computing Service Goes GA with 1 Hour for Free Tier Users

AWS announced this week that Amazon Braket, their quantum algorithm development environment, is available now in their US East and US West regions. AWS Free Tier customers receive 1 free hour of simul...

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Amazon's Quantum Computing Service Goes GA with 1 Hour for Free Tier Users

CoinBase Customer Service Continues to be Appalling: Thousands Hacked

A while back, I used CoinBase (NASDAQ: COIN) for some cryptocurrency transactions and found their system buggy and the customer service nonexistent. After failing repeatedly to get an account verified...

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CoinBase Customer Service Continues to be Appalling: Thousands Hacked

Need a Domain? Selling a Domain? Check out LowEndTalk!

Do you have some domains you're looking to offload?  Or are you looking for a new dot-something? One of the best places to buy and sell domains is on LowEndTalk, where you have a targeted audience of...

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Need a Domain?  Selling a Domain?  Check out LowEndTalk!

Marketing 201, MiniPCs, Provider News, Stolen CPU, and Acquired Slackers: Recent LowEndTalk Threads

If you haven't read LowEndTalk lately, you're missing out on some interesting stories and discussions. Here's some recent community news and threads that have been popping on the forum: Slacker Networ...

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Marketing 201, MiniPCs, Provider News, Stolen CPU, and Acquired Slackers: Recent LowEndTalk Threads

Microsoft Raising Fees for Office 365

Microsoft announced that they are raising prices for Office 365 subscriptions. The price increase is between 10% and 16%, depending on product.  This is the first price increase since Office 365 launc...

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Microsoft Raising Fees for Office 365

Is Your Provider Squatting on Someone Else's IPs?

When a provider needs IPs, they typically request them from their Regional Internet Registry (e.g., ARIN) or purchase them from an IP broker. The blocks are then assigned to the provider's AS (Autonom...

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Is Your Provider Squatting on Someone Else's IPs?

T-Mobile Leaks Almost 50 Million People's SSNs and Driver's Licenses

T-Mobile announced on Wednesday that a "a bad actor had compromised T-Mobile systems": "Some of the data accessed did include customers’ first and last names, date of birth, SSN, and driver’s license/...

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T-Mobile Leaks Almost 50 Million People's SSNs and Driver's Licenses

SpamHaus Botnet Report Highlights Some LowEnd Providers

Spamhaus's 2021 Q2 Botnet Threat Update has been released and it's interesting reading. Overall, there has been a reduction in observed command and control (C&C) systems.  However, at regional and...

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SpamHaus Botnet Report Highlights Some LowEnd Providers

Looking for Hosting in Sweden? Check Out This Site!

We don't see a lot of offers for Sweden.  I'm not entirely sure why.  It's obviously a very well-developed country with robust infrastructure, and historically some of the more famous/infamous free sp...

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Looking for Hosting in Sweden?  Check Out This Site!

Report Reveals cPanel/WHM Suffers "Multiple Vulnerabilities"

Security research firm Fortbridge has released a report claiming to have discovered "multiple vulnerabilities in cPanel/WHM". The report states: "Our team has found multiple vulnerabilities in cPanel/...

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Report Reveals cPanel/WHM Suffers

Microsoft Azure is the World's Largest Cloud

According to recent data, Microsoft Azure is the world's largest public cloud with $17.7 billion in quarterly revenue.  Amazon AWS trails not far behind at $13.3 billion.  The top five (which also inc...

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Microsoft Azure is the World's Largest Cloud

RackNerd's CEO, Dustin B. Cisneros on the Evolution of the Hosting Landscape, Aggressive Expansion, and Managing 17 Datacenter Locations

RackNerd, a well known provider within the LowEndBox & LowEndTalk community which was recently voted #1 top provider by the community members, was recently featured on an interview with HostAdvice...

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RackNerd's CEO, Dustin B. Cisneros on the Evolution of the Hosting Landscape, Aggressive Expansion, and Managing 17 Datacenter Locations
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