Hostinger
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2024 | 000webhost, the free web hosting brand powered by Hostinger, shut down its operations. |
October 2024 | Hostinger dropped to number 10 on the Phishing Attack Score ranking. |
2023 | The Cybercrime Information Center reported Hostinger as one of the top five phishing hosts based on their Phishing Attack Score. |
2023 | Daugirdas Jankus became Hostinger CEO, with Arnas Stuopelis continuing as Chairman of the Board. |
2023 | Hostinger launched the AI Website Builder, an artificial intelligence platform that generates custom websites with unique content, stock images, and design elements. |
2022 | Cyware Social reported that Hostinger's website preview feature was being exploited by criminals for phishing sites, with preview URLs remaining active for up to 120 hours after account creation. |
2022 | Hostinger began accepting cryptocurrency payments via CoinGate, but subsequently stopped offering this payment method. |
2021 | Hostinger sponsored the prize for the most innovative idea in the Technorama 2021 competition and rebuilt a school in Sumba, Indonesia. |
2021 | Named one of the fastest-growing hosting providers by Cyber News. |
2021 | Listed in Yahoo's Hosting Market Report as a key player in the hosting market. |
2021 | Hostinger expanded its payment processing capabilities by partnering with Credorax to provide smart acquiring services and facilitate cross-border payments. |
2021 | Private equity company ConHostinger acquired approximately 31% controlling stake in Hostinger, aimed at supporting the company's growth. |
2021 | Hostinger joint-founded the Lithuanian unicorn association, Unicorns Lithuania, demonstrating its commitment to the local tech ecosystem. |
2020 | Hostinger began sponsoring Save the Children Lithuania, contributing computers and homeschooling tools to the charity organization Mokykla Namuose. |
2020 | Recognized by Bitcatcha as one of the fastest-growing hosting providers. |
2020 | Hostinger established a partnership with Google Cloud Platform to enhance its cloud infrastructure services. |
2019 | Hostinger first listed by Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe, beginning an annual recognition. |
2019 | Hostinger partnered with LiteSpeed Web Server (LSWS), expanding its technological capabilities. |
2019 | Hostinger introduced Zyro, a no-code, drag-and-drop website builder subsidiary aimed at small to medium-sized enterprises. |
2017 | Blog Review Signal accused Hostinger of manipulating review ratings by using reviews written by company employees. |
2015 | Netcraft reported that 90% of Steam phishing sites they stopped were hosted by Hostinger, with 1,400 phishing URLs across 331 different websites in one month. |
2015 | A security researcher discovered a collection of 13 million leaked plaintext passwords from 000Webhost, a platform associated with Hostinger, due to an exploit in an old version of PHP. |
2014 | The company launched its Brazilian subsidiary, Weblink. |
2013 | Hostinger launched its subsidiary Niagahoster in Indonesia, becoming one of the first hosting providers to offer tier-4 data centers. |
2011 | Arnas Stuopelis joined the company as CEO, and Hosting Media rebranded to Hostinger in the same year. |
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