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 6th September. Since the time of detection on 17th November, all access has been blocked and investigations are ongoing.
References:
- 22/11/2021 sec.gov GoDaddy Announces Security Incident Affecting Managed WordPress Service
- 22/11/2021 hipertextual.com GoDaddy sufre un hackeo que afecta a los datos de más de un millón de personas
- 22/11/2021 techcrunch.com GoDaddy says data breach exposed over a million user accounts
- 25/11/2021 unaaldia.hispasec.com Expuesta información de 1,2 Millones usuarios de GoDaddy