Dreamhost’s Systems Hacked Yet Again
Attackers broke into the computer systems of web host company DreamHost and installed malware on hundreds of websites, including the official site of the Mercury music awards.
DreamHost said the intruder or intruders exploited a flaw in its web control panel software.
DreamHost has notified affected customers of the breach via email.
The attackers attempted to access the company’s central database and billing data, but no billing or credit card data were compromised in the intrusion.
DreamHost is responsible for more than 500,000 domains. The intrusion affected approximately 3,500 FTP accounts; users were urged to change their FTP account passwords as soon as possible.