HostingFest Listed by nova Ransomware Group

On November 20, 2025, web hosting provider HostingFest appeared on the leak site of the nova ransomware group after attackers exfiltrated internal files during a ransomware incident. The company’s main domain, hostingfest.net, remains offline due to encryption, leaving an unknown number of individual and corporate customers without access to their domain names, hosting accounts, virtual dedicated servers, dedicated servers, e-commerce platforms, and SEO services.

Reported Details from Reports

Public reporting indicates that nova posted HostingFest to its leak site on November 20, 2025. The attackers claim to have stolen internal files before encrypting systems. HostingFest has confirmed the ransomware attack and directed customers to an archived version of its website and the email address info@hostingfest.net. No precise count of affected customer records has been released, and the exact volume or sensitivity of the exfiltrated files remains unclear from available reporting.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

If you or anyone in your household uses HostingFest for personal email, a family website, an online store, or even a child’s gaming server, your contact details and account information may now sit in an attacker’s archive. Credential leaks from hosting providers frequently cascade into account takeovers elsewhere because people reuse the same email addresses and passwords across services. For families this can mean sudden loss of important photos, financial records, or children’s gaming accounts that contain real names, birth dates, and chat logs.

The Doxxing and Identity-Chain Risks

Once internal files leave a company’s control, attackers and data brokers can link your hosting account to other online handles, phone numbers, and physical addresses. This creates an identity chain that turns a single breach into long-term exposure. Public reporting describes how such chains often lead to doxxing, targeted phishing, or extortion attempts. Credential leaks like this one are especially dangerous for gaming accounts belonging to you or your children, because those platforms frequently become entry points for further harassment and identity theft.

What to Do

• Run a DoxxScan to map every link between your emails, phone numbers, usernames, and real-world identity so you can see exactly what this claimed breach may have exposed.
• Rotate the password you used at HostingFest anywhere it is reused and switch on two-factor authentication through an authenticator app rather than SMS.
• Enable continuous DoxxScan monitoring across 13.1B+ breach records and 100+ platforms so the next leak that touches your family is caught in hours instead of months.
• Cover the entire household with DoxxScan family protection, which includes dependents and children’s gaming accounts that often chain back to the same address or parent email.
• Let remediation specialists handle takedown requests across data brokers and suspicious sites on your behalf while you focus on securing accounts.

The incident shows that even smaller hosting providers can become targets, and the data they hold travels farther and faster than most people expect. Staying ahead requires more than changing one password. DoxxScan by GalaxyWarden delivers continuous monitoring across 13.1 billion+ breach records and over 100 platforms, AI-powered identity-chain mapping that connects scattered handles to real identities, and hands-on remediation by specialists who manage takedowns for you. Its household coverage extends to children’s gaming accounts that often become the weakest link in these cascading breaches.