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

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Sep 04, 2021
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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 August 29, 2020 the price per IP was $23.24. As of August 29, 2021, the price was $47.50. IPv4 Global handles auctions, escrow, and related transactional services for IP block auctions. For example, you can buy a /22 in ARIN,...

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

Apple Relents on New Surveillance Measures

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Sep 03, 2021
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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

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Sep 02, 2021
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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?

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Aug 30, 2021
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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

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Aug 27, 2021
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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!

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Aug 27, 2021
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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

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Aug 26, 2021
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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

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Aug 26, 2021
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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

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Aug 25, 2021
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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

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Aug 25, 2021
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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!

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Aug 22, 2021
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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

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Aug 21, 2021
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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

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Aug 20, 2021
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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?

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Aug 20, 2021
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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

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Aug 19, 2021
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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

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Aug 19, 2021
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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!

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Aug 18, 2021
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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"

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Aug 17, 2021
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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

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Aug 16, 2021
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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

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Aug 16, 2021
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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

Yoast Acquired. Apparently, It Was a Company. Who Knew?

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Aug 15, 2021
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Newfold Digital, a leading web technology provider that no one has ever heard of but owns a variety of well-known brands including HostGator, Network Solutions, and Bluehost, has acquired Yoast.  Read...

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Yoast Acquired. Apparently, It Was a Company. Who Knew?

Debian 11 "Bullseye" Released Today!

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Aug 14, 2021
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Debian 11, code-named Bullseye, was released today.  If it's not already available on your favorite VM provider's panel, I suggest you own a thread on LowEndTalk and complain bitterly. Major new featu...

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Apple Installs Mandatory Software on Every Apple Device That Allows Engineers to See Your Photos, Approve Your Searches

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Aug 14, 2021
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Apple announced today that will begin scanning every photo, iMessage, and search you perform on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac in order to verify that Apple approves of the content you are viewing.  Under...

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Analyzing DigitalOcean's Financials

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Aug 09, 2021
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Unlike most hosting companies, DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) is a publicly-traded company and hence must file quarterly audited financial reports. While there are other big hosting companies that must fil...

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Verisign Increasing .COM Fees September 1. NameSilo Increasing Them Even More

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Aug 06, 2021
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Sorry to harsh your summer buzz, but that Verisign announcement from back in February that you briefly grumbled about and then forgot because it was in the future is now relevant. As of September 1, y...

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LowEndTalk Member Creates Homemade Datacenter UPS Out of Tesla Batteries

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Aug 05, 2021
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Long-time community member @randvegeta has been sharing the story of his Lithium-powered datacenter UPS setup on LowEndTalk.  He is the proprietor of MLNL.host, a cheap VPS provider we featured yester...

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LowEndTalk Member Creates Homemade Datacenter UPS Out of Tesla Batteries

Industry Roundtable: The Chia-Driven Hard Drive Shortage

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Aug 03, 2021
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Every month, LowEndBox puts a question in front of hosting industry leaders and LEB community providers, who are invited to comment and offer their perspective.  Our goal is to stimulate discussion ar...

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Industry Roundtable: The Chia-Driven Hard Drive Shortage

NexusBytes Acquires SmallWeb

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Aug 02, 2021
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SmallWeb announced Friday that they are being acquired by NexusBytes, effective August 1, 2021. Full details are available in an email sent to customers, which has also been posted on LowEndTalk. Mich...

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NexusBytes Acquires SmallWeb
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