When a hosting account is hacked, the most common questions we receive are "How?" "How do I correct it?" and finally, "Why?". This article is meant to explore the last of those questions...

Why are Hosting Accounts Hacked/Compromised?

Hosting accounts are hacked for a variety of reasons. Most commonly we see that a hack is for: 

• Create malicious/phishing pages in order to collect visitor information (passwords, etc)
• Spread viruses or malware
• Send spam email
• Personal achievement of attacker

Last Updated: 9th of May, 2012     Article ID: 992

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