About 28.000 accounts were accessed
GoDaddy confirmed that
an unknown individual managed to access its users accounts.
According to,
BleepingComputer, GoDaddy has informed its users around the world that unauthorized
individual had gained access to login information of the company’s hosting
accounts.
GoDaddy said that even
though the accounts were accessed, there is no evidence that the accessed accounts
were modified or reset as the password of those infected were reset by the
firm. Nonetheless, the company is still advising the customers to review their accounts
to make sure.
GoDaddy also confirmed
that only the login and password information were compromised and the main
account had not been breached.
The person who is
responsible for the breach was discovered after GoDaddy found an altered SSH
file- a cryptographic protocol used in security as well as suspicious activity
on its server.
“We immediately reset
these usernames and passwords, removed the offending SSH file from our
platform, and have no indication the threat actor used costumers’ credentials
or modified any customer hosting accounts.
For this GoDaddy says
it will provide customers with infected accounts malware scanning software for
a duration of one year.
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