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Kaspersky Labs Site Hacked

July 21, 2008 — Russia-based, international computer security firm Kaspersky Labs had its Malaysian website hacked on the weekend reportedly by a Turkish nationalist nicknamed “m0sted.”

Hackers Deface ICANN, IANA Sites

June 27, 2008 — A group of Turkish hackers calling themselves “NetDevilz” defaced on Thursday the official sites of Internet governing bodies IANA and ICANN, according to researchers.

Photobucket DNS Record Hijacked

June 18, 2008 — According to several reports Wednesday, the main page of photo hosting site Photobucket was hijacked Tuesday afternoon by a Turkish hacking group known as “NetDevilz.”

Freewebs Offers New Tool and Widget

August 23, 2007 — Web hosting tools provider Freewebs announced on Thursday that it has launched a new what-you-see-is-what-you-get site building tool.

Freewebs Creates Knocked Up Widget

July 11, 2007 — Web hosting tools provider Freewebs announced on Wednesday that it is launching a new widgetized advertising campaign for Universal Studio’s summer hit, “Knocked Up.”

MySpace Users Face Phishing Attacks

June 28, 2007 — Social networking site MySpace is facing an ongoing attack as a new worm is turning users’ Web sites and computers into hosts for serving phishing scams and computer viruses.

FreeWebs Shares API

June 26, 2007 — Web hosting tools provider Freewebs announced on Tuesday it will share its API through agreements with YouTube, Widgetbox, RockYou!, Picnik, Photobucket and Gizmoz.

The Web Host Industry Week in Review

May 11, 2007 — While this week’s news was varied, its most significant revelations were both acquisitions, and the most widespread trend involved a series of announcements regarding current or upcoming industry events.

MySpace to Acquire Photobucket

May 8, 2007 — Social networking site MySpace reached a preliminary deal Monday to acquire photo sharing site Photobucket for around $250 million in cash, according to a source familiar with the deal.

Photobucket, MySpace Resolve Dispute

April 30, 2007 — Image hosting site Photobucket has reportedly resolved a dispute that had resulted in a partial block by the enormously popular social networking site MySpace.