This is the problem with the low end VPS market. The entry bar to the web hosting world is very low, and some companies setup multiple "brands" only to have them all come crashing down.
ZDNet just ran a story on 20 VPS providers all shutting their doors and giving their users 48 hours to move the sites (over a weekend - I'm sure many will not even have seen the notice!).
Here's the full article: https://www.zdnet.com/article/20-vp...giving-customers-two-days-to-save-their-data/
The notice sent to the customers of each of the brands are very similar format, so it's being assumed that they were all operated under one umbrella (kind of like how EIG operates dozens of brands (https://hugotonhosting.co.uk/who-are-eig-hosting-and-why-do-you-need-to-know/)
The big question remaining now is whether the move to shut down the 20 VPS providers was part of a "pump and dump" or "deadpooling". Did they knowingly promote their services over Black Friday and Cyber Monday, onboard a bunch of clients, and then shut down only to take the money and run?
The story is still unfolding.
ZDNet just ran a story on 20 VPS providers all shutting their doors and giving their users 48 hours to move the sites (over a weekend - I'm sure many will not even have seen the notice!).
Here's the full article: https://www.zdnet.com/article/20-vp...giving-customers-two-days-to-save-their-data/
The notice sent to the customers of each of the brands are very similar format, so it's being assumed that they were all operated under one umbrella (kind of like how EIG operates dozens of brands (https://hugotonhosting.co.uk/who-are-eig-hosting-and-why-do-you-need-to-know/)
The big question remaining now is whether the move to shut down the 20 VPS providers was part of a "pump and dump" or "deadpooling". Did they knowingly promote their services over Black Friday and Cyber Monday, onboard a bunch of clients, and then shut down only to take the money and run?
The story is still unfolding.