madvic

cPanel said in a message on its user forums:

"This has been confirmed and patched. Running /scripts/upcp will fix the vulnerability in all builds. Please note that this is a local exploit which requires access to a cPanel account.

Please send information such as this to security@cpanel.net to make us aware. The first communication we received was at 2:15pm CST. If you believe you have been exploited through this vulnerability, you are welcome to submit a support request for assistance. (https://tickets.cpanel.net/submit/index.cgi?reqtype=tickets)"

Why don't you use Uninterruptible power supply to prevent this happening ?

Hi Helionet I am new here! I was reading this topic to know more about the host where my new site will be.

My suggestion is that the reason you got hacked it's no php bugs, no chmod mistakes, it was a CPANEL Bug! cPanel Bug Lets Remote Authenticated Users Gain Root Access!

This happened to other hosts as well: check this http://www.goodwebhosting.info/article.py/61

Also, the index pages they replaced had a virus that was infecting Internet Explorer users.