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archivesupply chain · 02 Sep 2026 · 13:12 UTC

BGP Hijack Delivers Malicious Virtualizor Update That Establishes Persistent Root Access

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Virtualizor said hackers used a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) hijack to divert Softaculous traffic. The hackers then used the diverted update traffic to deliver a malicious Virtualizor package to some installations. A hosting-provider account separately said 5 of its 34 checked Virtualizor hypervisors sustained root-level compromise. …

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