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Web host GoDaddy claims to be “the world’s largest services platform for entrepreneurs around the globe”. Its 20m+ customers have tasked it with looking after more than 80m domain names, making it one of the biggest providers of its kind, worldwide.

But what’s behind that strange name, how did it start, and how big is it really? If you’re asking these questions – and more – while deciding whether to sign up, here’s where you’ll find the answers.

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GoDaddy: Where did it come from?

GoDaddy was founded in 1997, in Phoenix, Arizona. It was the brainchild of Bob Parsons, who kept the company in private ownership until 2011, when he sold a large portion of his shares. Despite this, he retained a place on the board until 2018 when he stepped…

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DomainRooster™ has been providing high-quality web hosting, domain registration, and website design services since 1999, and we take pride in our commitment to providing exceptional service and support to our customers. With our new partnership with GoDaddy, we are able to…

GoDaddy is one of the largest domain registrar and web hosting platforms.
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The story so far: On 16 February, an unauthorised third-party gained access to GoDaddy servers in its cPanel shared hosting environment, the company shared in a blog post. Attackers installed malware on servers causing intermittent redirection of customer websites to malicious sites leading to increased chances of successful phishing campaigns. Attackers also obtained pieces of code related to some services used by the company.

What does GoDaddy do?

GoDaddy is one of the largest domain registrar and web hosting platforms. The company offers services like eCommerce solutions, SSL certificates, professional business emails, web servers, and website builders. Its WordPress shared…

Jessica Haworth

24 February 2023 at 13:09 UTC

Updated: 24 February 2023 at 13:15 UTC

Your fortnightly rundown of AppSec vulnerabilities, new hacking techniques, and other cybersecurity news

Twitter faced further criticism this week when Elon Musk’s social networking platform announced SMS-based 2FA will only be available to paying customers going forward.

The social media site historically enabled two-factor authentication (2FA) to all users, providing they connected their mobile phone number to their account.

This week, however, users were warned that this security option would no longer be available to users who did not pay for verification.

Of course, this sparked huge backlash online,…

Huge chunks of the internet were redirecting to malware-spewing websites in the latest of a series of attacks on web giant GoDaddy over a three-year period.

So if you’ve had complaints from visitors that your site redirects to malicious pages, the problem might not be with you or your plug-ins. So how did this happen? How can you protect yourself from harmful redirects?

What Is GoDaddy?

If you want to set up a website for either personal or professional use, there are a few big providers who offer both registration and hosting packages to make your life easier. Of these, GoDaddy is one of the largest and boasts a 19.61 percent market share, according to Enlyft. With reasonably priced plans and a range of features including 24×7 security monitoring, GoDaddy regularly makes…