HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryCredentialsAuthenticationIdentity (basic)LowActive

GODADDY.COM, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 17, 2021

Filed

Nov 23, 2021

To disclose

6 days

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for GODADDY.COM, LLC →5 incidents on file

GoDaddy.com, LLC notified customers of a security incident affecting Managed WordPress hosting services. On November 17, 2021, GoDaddy identified suspicious activity and engaged third-party forensics. The investigation determined that an unauthorized third party gained access to authentication information (customer numbers, email addresses, WordPress Admin logins, sFTP and database usernames/passwords) on or about September 6, 2021. GoDaddy blocked the attacker, rotated credentials, and is installing new SSL certificates. Customers are advised to reset passwords and enable MFA.

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California clockDiscovered Nov 17, 2021 → Notified Nov 17, 20210d ✓ CA 60-day OK6 days discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 72 days

discovery → filing · 6 days

Sep 6, 2021

Begins

Nov 17, 2021

Discovered

Nov 23, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

18 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Washington State AGbd_3e5542056436e29f2021-11-23Verified
Maine State AGbd_a6095fa3a10ef9aa2021-11-23Verified
Oregon State AGbd_a90e27d49b0061c62021-11-23Verified
Delaware State AGbd_dd928eec9ec08ec92021-11-22 · +1dVerified

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Delaware State AGbd_ce4d3aa13640ac942021-11-07 · +16dCandidate

Name: GODADDY.COM, LLC
norm: godaddycom
Domain: godaddy.com

Name: GODADDY.COM, LLC
norm: godaddycom
Domain: godaddy.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Nov 17, 2021
Breach occurred: Sep 6, 2021
Undetected for: 72 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 17, 2021
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: CredentialsAuthenticationIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Contacted law enforcement

During the incident: Identified suspicious activity in our WordPress hosting environment
Began an investigation with the help of a third-party IT forensics firm
Contacted law enforcement
Blocked the unauthorized third party from our systems
Rotated your WordPress Admin login credentials, sFTP password and your database password
Installing a free DV SSL certificate on your website for one year
Changes made: Recommend choosing a strong unique password
Recommend regularly changing passwords
Recommend enabling multi-factor authentication where available
Recommend remaining vigilant for potentially fraudulent communications
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 days(6 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 0d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Nov 17, 2021
→ Notified: Nov 17, 2021
0d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Nov 17, 2021 → Notified: Nov 17, 2021	0d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Delaware State AGNov 7 · first

Delaware State AG+15d

Washington State AG+16d

Maine State AG+16d

Oregon State AG+16d

California State AG+16d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 7 (DE), last Nov 23 (CA) — a 16-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-547856
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 23, 2021
Raw hash: 11334bb39c7283238b150d9789849ce37446c45823bd998115f980984912535c

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGODADDY.COM, LLC

Victim entityGODADDY.COM, LLC

Incidentdiscovered Nov 17, 2021

Stated responseIdentified suspicious activity in our WordPress hosting environment

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov