Breach Hits GoDaddy SSH Customers

GoDaddy has reported that a breach occurred in October, resulting in unauthorized access to certain SSH accounts hosted by the provider. According to a notice sent to affected customers, the breach had an impact only on SSH accounts: No “main GoDaddy accounts” were affected by the activity.

The breach notification states that no data was added to or modified in the accounts; no information was provided on whether data was read or exfiltrated. GoDaddy has forced a password change for any customer affected by the breach and has offered a year of Website Security Deluxe and Express Malware Removal at no cost to victims.

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