[Migration Complete] Plesk Server Migration is Complete (Update 4)
The migration to the new Plesk hosting server is complete.
If you haven’t read the previous announcements about this migration, please read them first.
Please take a few moments to check that all of your website and email data have transferred correctly. We will only have access to the old server for a limited time. If you find anything is missing, please contact us as soon as possible so we can attempt to retrieve it.
What You Should Do Now
[Final Sync Starting Shortly] Plesk Hosting Server Migration Beginning at 1PM Today/Monday (Update 3)
We will begin the “Final Sync” stage of our Plesk Hosting Server Migration shortly. It is scheduled to begin, today, on Monday, October 13, 2025, starting at 1:00 PM EDT.
If you haven’t read the previous announcements about this migration, please read them first.
[Final Sync] Plesk Hosting Server Migration Update 2 (Final Sync Scheduled for Oct 13, 2025)
We have now completed the initial sync and testing stages of the Plesk Hosting Server Migration. The final stage is now scheduled.
The “Final Sync” will begin on Monday, October 13, 2025, at 1:00 PM EDT.
If you haven’t read the previous announcements about this migration, please read them first.
[Initial Sync & Testing] Plesk Hosting Server Migration Update 1
If you haven’t read the previous announcements, please read them, first.
The Plesk Hosting Server Migration (2025) will be performed in three (3) stages (Initial Sync, Testing, and Final Sync).
Plesk Hosting Server Migration Scheduled for October 2025
Dear Widomaker Hosting Customers,
This is to inform you of a planned Plesk server migration scheduled to take place during the month of October, 2025. We are proactively upgrading our Plesk web and email hosting infrastructure to provide you with enhanced performance, security, and long-term stability.
Warning: Why You Should Avoid Microsoft’s New Outlook for Email
TL;DR: Avoid the “New Outlook” or “Outlook (New)” application for email. Use Thunderbird, Widomaker Webmail, “Classic Outlook”, or another traditional email client, instead.
Microsoft’s “New Outlook” application is rolling out, and while it brings a fresh look, it introduces a significant change for users with non-Microsoft email accounts, particularly those using IMAP. If you value your privacy and data security, you need to be aware of how it handles your information.
Microsoft Announces Strict DMARC Enforcement
Following Google and Yahoo’s similar announcement, more than a year ago, Microsoft has announced they will require properly configured DMARC, in order to send email to Microsoft’s consumer email domains (Outlook.com, Live.com, and Hotmail.com), beginning in May, 2025.
DMARC is an email authentication protocol that, together with SPF and DKIM, makes it easier to determine whether or not a given message is legitimately from the sender, and what to do if it isn’t. It is designed to give email domain owners the ability to protect their domain from unauthorized use, commonly known as email spoofing.
Widomaker can help you enable SPF, DKIM, and DMARC for your business email domain, even if the domain is not hosted with us. We are email deployment experts. Contact us today, by telephone or email, to discuss this with an email expert!
[Resolved] Email Connection Issue Sept 17 2024
3:00 PM – We are aware of an issue affecting some Widomaker email accounts. Customers who have an @widomaker.com (or @tni.net) email address may be affected. Additionally, some business customers using Widomaker’s “Enhanced Email” with their own domain name, may also be affected. Customers whose email is hosted on our Plesk servers are NOT affected.
Additional details from our server provider may be found at the link/button, below…
Incident Report: Cluster B – Webmail Login, mail client connect
3:30 PM – This incident is now resolved.
Operation Endgame – 300 Widomaker.com Email Accounts Found Among 16.5M Compromised Accounts
What Happened?
Between May 27 and May 29, 2024, an international law enforcement operation, Operation Endgame, seized over 100 cybercrime servers worldwide. It’s being called the largest ever operation against botnets.
Approximately 300 (active and inactive) @widomaker.com email accounts, and passwords, were identified as having been potentially compromised for use by the Endgame cybercrime groups, sometime during the time period the groups were active. This means the affected users’ passwords were potentially compromised via remote access trojans (RATs) or info-stealers (malware installed on the users’ computers). To find out more, review the article and video, from Microsoft, about How malware can infect your PC…
According to Spamhaus, “The botnet operators in question relied on compromised accounts to target victims and spread malicious emails. If a receiver interacted with one of these emails, it is highly likely that their device was infected. As a result, they probably became part of the targeted botnets.”
More details on Operation Endgame may be found at the links below…
- [Bleeping Computer] Police seize over 100 malware loader servers, arrest four cybercriminals
- [Krebs on Security] ‘Operation Endgame’ Hits Malware Delivery Platforms
- [Europol] Largest ever operation against botnets hits dropper malware ecosystem
- [Troy Hunt / Have I Been Pwned (HIBP)] Operation Endgame
What Should I Do?
The easiest way to tell if your email address is in the Operation Endgame data, or other data breaches, is to sign up, for free, to be notified when your email address appears in known data breaches, or is found, via law enforcement action, to be compromised, like in the case of Operation Endgame. The Have I Been Pwned notification service is free to individuals. Visit the HIBP website, via the link below, then click “Notify me” to sign up for notifications.
Most importantly, if you find that your email address(es) is/are in the Operation Endgame data, or other data breaches, you should scan your computers (or other devices) for malware, and reset the passwords of the affected email accounts to prevent further abuse. You may Contact our office for assistance.
Help Keep Thunderbird Alive!
If you use the free Thunderbird email application, consider supporting them so that it remains free and available to everyone…
Thunderbird’s mission is to offer a time and privacy-respecting, customizable communication experience that gives you control of your data and experience. Free to everyone!
Accomplishing that mission means keeping Thunderbird secure, maintaining complex server infrastructure, updating old code, fixing bugs and developing new features. These activities aren’t cheap – requiring talented software engineers and robust infrastructure.
So today we’re asking you to help us out. If you get value from using Thunderbird, please consider giving a donation to support it!