At least 1.2 million customers affected by GoDaddy data breach

GoDaddy, a company that provides Internet domain registration and web hosting services, has revealed it has detected unauthorised access to its Managed WordPress hosting environment, resulting in a data breach.

The cybercriminal used a compromised password and had access to sensitive customer information, including encryption keys and WordPress databases, since 6^th September. Since the time of detection on 17^th November, all access has been blocked and investigations are ongoing.