![]() On March 31, former Washington Post journalist Brian Krebs detailed how a GoDaddy employee "had fallen victim to a spear-phishing attack," that led to the hacking of a small number of GoDaddy domain customers. ![]() ![]() This is the second notable security GoDaddy incident to be reported within the space of just a few weeks. Meanwhile, GoDaddy has said it will provide a complimentary years’ worth of security and malware removal services for those customers affected, and has expressed "regret this incident occurred." GoDaddy to provide free security services to those affected I have reached out to GoDaddy with regards to how many accounts were affected and will update this article once I have an official response. Information is scarce, at this stage, beyond what I've already detailed. While the attacker has been "blocked from our systems," the email said, it also stated that GoDaddy is continuing to determine any potential impact across its environment. However, the investigation into this incident is far from over. MORE FROM FORBES Ghost Confirms Hack Attack: 750,000 Users Spooked By Critical Vulnerability By Davey Winder
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