Newtek Business Services Corp.

Newtek Business Services Corp. provides domain registration, web hosting, and email solutions to business customers. The company operates several core domains that underpin its customers’ websites and email services. Access to these services is managed through a customer login portal that authenticates users and grants entry to their hosted environments. By focusing on the infrastructure needed for online presence, Newtek serves small and medium‑sized enterprises seeking reliable web and messaging platforms. The firm is headquartered in the United States of America.

In February 2018, Newtek suffered a domain hijacking attack in which three of its core domains were transferred to a Vietnamese hacker. The hijacking disrupted the websites and email services of thousands of customer accounts and saw the attacker replace the legitimate login portal with a live‑chat interface. This substitution allowed the attacker to potentially intercept sensitive communications and credentials passing through the portal. Initial communications from Newtek attributed the outage to security upgrades, but the company later acknowledged the domain theft and warned customers to avoid interacting with the compromised domains. The incident highlighted gaps in the company’s incident response and customer notification practices, as no prominent alerts or mandatory password resets were issued despite ongoing interception risks. No further details about the company’s size, ownership structure, or subsidiary relationships are disclosed in the available sources.