(310) 558-3151 Home Services About Blog Contact Large GoDaddy Data Breach Involves WordPress Customer Email Adresses Posted by metzlerconsulting On December 4th, 2021 / No Comments Tweet Share Are you a GoDaddy customer? Do you maintain a WordPress blog with the company? If so be advised that the company recently announced a breach of their network. An as yet unidentified third party accessed GoDaddy's Managed WordPress hosting environment. Based on the investigation to date the intrusion began on September 6, 2021. While taking advantage of a vulnerability the company was unaware of at the time the unknown attacker was able to gain access to a variety of information. The information taken includes: The email addresses and customer numbers of more than 1 million Managed WordPress customers (both active and inactive) The original WordPress Administrative password that was set at the time of provisioning For active customers, the SFTP and database usernames and passwords And for some customers (exact number unknown at this time), the SSL private key The company has retained the services of an independent third-party security firm to assist them with their investigation. That investigation is ongoing but the company has already reset the SFTP and database passwords for all impacted users. They are in the process of issuing and installing new certificates for customers who had their SSL private keys exposed. The company is in the process of contacting all impacted users. If your email address was exposed, you will definitely want to keep a sharp eye out for phishing attacks targeting your email address. As is the case any time an event like this occurs the company apologized and stressed that they take customer data security very seriously. No additional information is available at this time but bear in mind that the investigation is still ongoing. It's unfortunate but not altogether unsurprising. A company as large as GoDaddy with millions of customers is an attractive target for almost any hacker. Stay vigilant out there. This won't be the last major breach we see this year. Used with permission from Article Aggregator Related Posts The Mission Statement: Useful Management Tool Or Tired Old Claptrap? Building Your Pinterest Audience a Step at a Time Microsoft Fixes October Windows 10 Update Contact Information 10866 Washington Blvd. #335 Culver City, CA 90232 (310) 558-3151 (310) 295-2021 (Fax) SERVICES Technology Management Help Desk Virtualization Vendor Management Data Backup and Recovery LATEST ARTICLES Beware Certain Sites Because Of TSA PreCheck Renewal Scam December 3rd, 2021 Blue Screen On Windows 11 Could Be Audio Driver Issue December 2nd, 2021 CONTACT Metzler Consulting 10866 Washington Blvd. #335 Culver City, CA 90232 Phone: (310) 558-3151 Fax: (310) 295-2021 SOCIAL MEDIA © Copyright 2021 Metzler Consulting