Ransom! HostingFest

HostingFest, a US-based provider of domain, hosting, VDS, dedicated servers, e-commerce infrastructures, and SEO services, has been targeted by the threat actor nova, resulting in encryption that has made their official website inaccessible. Contact information includes email: [email protected] and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hostingfest, impacting the United States. #UnitedStates

Incident Details

  • Victim: HostingFest
  • Country: US
  • Actor: nova
  • Source: http://novadmrkp4vbk2padk5t6pbxolndceuc7hrcq4mjaoyed6nxsqiuzyyd.onion/#hostingfest
  • Discovered: 2025-11-20 00:12:46.865384
  • Published: 2025-11-20 00:11:45.099290

Information

  • HostingFest provides domain names, hosting, VDS and dedicated servers, e-commerce infrastructures, and SEO services to individual and corporate customers.
  • The official website https://hostingfest.net/ is currently inaccessible due to encryption.
  • An archived version of the site is available at https://web.archive.org/web/20250815130556/https://hostingfest.net/ .
  • Contact methods include email at [email protected] and their LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hostingfest.

Disclaimer: This post is based on public claims made by the ransomware group "nova". I cannot confirm the accuracy of the information. However, I would be happy to share any official statement from the affected organization to provide clarification.

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