GoDaddy security breach exposed WordPress data of 1.2 Mn users

  • GoDaddy Inc said today that email addresses of up to 1.2 million users were exposed.
  • Web hosting company GoDaddy Inc said on Monday email addresses of up to 1.2 million active and inactive Managed WordPress customers had been exposed in unauthorized third-party access.
  • The company said the incident was discovered on November 17 and the third party accessed the system using a compromised password.

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