US Hostgator Feb 2012 Malware Attack (Q13755)
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A data breach risk event
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US Hostgator Feb 2012 Malware Attack
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A data breach risk event
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February 2012
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An employee was found to have installed backdoors on more than 2,700 company servers. The issue was discovered the day after the dishonest employee was dismissed. He worked for Hostgator from September 2011 to February 15, 2012. The dishonest employee was arrested and charged with breach of computer security. (English)
