‘Unauthorized individual’ accessed and altered an SSH file, GoDaddy says. The company has reset passwords and usernames for some customers as a precaution. GoDaddy filed a breach notification letter with the California Attorney General’s Office this week. The incident is a reminder for all companies to closely monitor who has access to privileged credentials and how they are used, says Matt Walmsley, a director at the cybersecurity firm Vectra. It’s not clear whether the hacker in this case gained access to credentials by stealing them or using brute-force methods.”]
Source: https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/godaddy-confirms-breach-affecting-28000-accounts-report-a-14240