IONOS outage, 28 October 2026
WordPress security update 7.1.4: your websites are protected
- Started
- Status
- Ongoing: Monitoring
- Impact
- Not stated
- Affected
- Web Hosting, Managed Dedicated Server, Dedicated Server, Cloud Server, Wordpress Hosting, Wordpress Pro, Virtual Server, VPS
Is this still happening?
Yes. IONOS still lists it as monitoring; last update 28 Oct 2026, 22:33 UTC.
Right now: IONOS reports all systems operational. (as of 28 Oct, 23:51 UTC) Live IONOS status
Last update from IONOS
The WordPress project has released WordPress 7.1.4 to fix several vulnerabilities in WordPress core. All websites hosted with IONOS have been protected against known exploit attempts by our security systems (WAF and Webshield) from minute one. <b>Managed WordPress Hosting:</b> We are automatically applying the update to your site to ensure complete security. No action is needed. <b>Self-Managed WordPress (Webhosting, VPS, Cloud, Dedicated Server):</b> Please ensure you update your site to version 7.1.4 as soon as possible. Step-by-step guidance is available in our https://www.ionos.com/help/index.php?id=29698 <b>Service Impact:</b> Website availability is completely unaffected by this...
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