Malware Attack Permanently Shuts Down OpenX OnRamp
OpenX’s free, open-source OnRamp service are left scrambling to find alternatives after hackers infected the ad server with malware over the weekend and forced the company to permanently shut it down today.
Users were first notified of the issue in a message posted on the OpenX help forum at 7:46 a.m. ET yesterday.
“OnRamp has been the subject of escalating hacker activity in recent months, culminating in a serious attack that occurred Saturday, February 9, 2013,” the message reads. “We have made the difficult decision to suspend the OnRamp service to protect our customers as we investigate the breach further and assess the ability of the OnRamp service to withstand future threats. At this time, we cannot predict when, or whether, the OnRamp system will be operational again.”
The post went on to say that OpenX’s paid ad serving platforms, including OpenX Enterprise and OpenX Market, were not afffected by the issue.
