GoDaddy falls prey to phishing attack, personal details of 1.2 million users exposed

In a massive case of data breach, GoDaddy Inc claimed that up to 1.2 million active and inactive Managed WordPress customers had their email addresses and customer numbers exposed.

In a massive case of data breach, GoDaddy Inc claimed that up to 1.2 million active and inactive Managed WordPress customers had their email addresses and customer numbers exposed.

GoDaddy Inc, an internet domain registrar and web hosting company, in a statement released on Monday evening, claimed that On November 17, 2021, the company discovered unauthorized third-party access to the managed WordPress hosting environment, it further went on to say that the exposure was a result of a phishing attack.