Hostmonster.com & Phishing
The Web hosting company Hostmonster.com uses servers
that have recently been connected with phishing as
it relates to customers of Lloyds Bank of England.
A recent client of Hostmonster.com has informed us
that a certain account was deactivated due to the issue.
The interesting news is that Hostmonster.com could not
prove that the phishing had originated at his site
when asked, nor could Hostmonster.com prove that the
issue was not due to security flaws of the servers
Hostmonster was using.
The honest approach to handling the matter would have
been for Hostmonster to deactivate all servers until
the source of the problem was identified and handled
completely.
It would seem that "passing the buck" on to its own
customers in order to "Save face" may be the tactic
of Hostmonster.com, in order to create apparency that
they are cooperating fully.
Hostmonster.com promotes a software program by the name
of SiteLock, with whom the company is an affiliate. Such
software is utililized to supposedly minimize such threats.
A conflict of interest here is up for grabs and may
be up to the interpretation of customers of Hostmonster.com.
Anyone considering utilizing Hostmonster.com for their
Web hosting needs may want to think twice. Also, authorities
are encouraged to keep a close watch on the business antics
of Hostmonster.com