FTC orders GoDaddy to upgrade cybersecurity defenses following three breaches
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Aaron Nicodemus2025-05-22T14:37:00
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered web hosting company GoDaddy to implement a “robust” information security program following at least three data breaches that the agency said were aided by lax cybersecurity measures.
The FTC’s order, issued Wednesday, found that GoDaddy violated the Federal Trade Commission Act when it failed to implement “reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect and monitor its website-hosting environments for security threats” and misled customers about the extent of its data security protections, the FTC said in a press release. The order did not include a fine.
Per the order, GoDaddy agreed to “establish and implement a comprehensive information-security program that protects the security, confidentiality, and integrity of its website-hosting services”; to hire a third party to assess its information security program; and to cease making misrepresentations about the strength and quality of its cybersecurity measures.
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