Web host Hostinger says data breach may affect 14 million customers

guest · Aug 25, 2019

Web host Hostinger says data breach may affect 14 million customers
August 25, 2019
https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/25/web-host-hostinger-data-breach/

Hostinger said it has reset user passwords as a “precautionary measure” after it detected unauthorized access to a database containing information on millions of its customers.

The breach is said to have happened on Thursday. The company said in a blog post it received an alert that one of its servers was improperly accessed. Using an access token found on the server, which can give access to systems without needing a username or a password, the hacker gained further access to the company’s systems, including an API database containing customer usernames, email addresses, and scrambled passwords.

“We have restricted the vulnerable system, and such access is no longer available,” said Daugirdas Jankus, Hostinger’s chief marketing officer.
News of the breach broke overnight. According to the company’s status page, affected customers have already received an email to reset their passwords.
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