Scams, Social Engineering, VPN and Web Fraud

GoDaddy Employees Used in Attacks on Multiple Cryptocurrency Services

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The attacks were facilitated by scams targeting employees at GoDaddy , the world’s largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. In March, a voice phishing scam targeting GoDaddy support employees allowed attackers to assume control over at least a half-dozen domain names, including transaction brokering site escrow.com.

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When Low-Tech Hacks Cause High-Impact Breaches

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

GoDaddy described the incident at the time in general terms as a social engineering attack, but one of its customers affected by that March 2020 breach actually spoke to one of the hackers involved. One multifactor option — physical security keys — appears to be immune to these advanced scams.

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GoDaddy Employees Used in Attacks on Multiple Cryptocurrency Services

When Low-Tech Hacks Cause High-Impact Breaches

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