HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedCredentialsPIILowActive

GODADDY.COM, LLC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Nov 7, 2021

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

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

GoDaddy.com, LLC notified residents of 10 US states (including DE, CA, NY) of a security incident affecting its Managed WordPress hosting service. On or about September 6, 2021, an unauthorized third party gained access to customer authentication information, including customer numbers, email addresses, WordPress Admin logins, and database passwords. GoDaddy blocked the actor, rotated credentials, and engaged forensic investigators and law enforcement. The incident status is active.

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Incident timeline

Sep 6, 2021

Begins

Nov 7, 2021

Filed

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

Delaware State AGbd_dd928eec9ec08ec92021-11-22 · +15dVerified
Washington State AGbd_3e5542056436e29f2021-11-23 · +16dVerified
California State AGbd_456458c31f5bae592021-11-23 · +16dVerified
Maine State AGbd_a6095fa3a10ef9aa2021-11-23 · +16dVerified

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Oregon State AGbd_a90e27d49b0061c62021-11-23 · +16dVerified

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

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

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Sep 6, 2021
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: CredentialsPII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: contacted law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: 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: Adopt data security best practices, such as choosing a strong unique password
Regularly changing it
Enabling multi-factor authentication where available
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 5 states

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Delaware State AGNov 7 · first · this page

Delaware State AG+15d

Washington State AG+16d

California State AG+16d

Maine State AG+16d

Oregon State AG+16d

Pattern: first filing Nov 7 (DE), last Nov 23 (OR) — 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://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2021/12/GoDaddy-Template-Customer-Email.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 7, 2021
Raw hash: 7965058feec85327fd1ffe76a6fb50081c01a0a8a449d8309402ae9be87a3b30

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGODADDY.COM, LLC

Victim entityGODADDY.COM, LLC

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseBegan an investigation with the help of a third-party IT forensics firm

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceattorneygeneral.delaware.gov