Ukrainian hackers also published a sample of five hundred databases on their Telegram channel, noting: “And we certainly don’t say goodbye, but reg.ru can still change all passwords in an hour or two, tell users that their data is in Ukraine and notify the regulator and counterintelligence.”
“The attack took place on March 18. The hackers exploited a software vulnerability on the website of one of the hosting provider’s clients and managed to connect to the database server,” Vedomosti reported, citing the reg.ru press service. Of course, the company assures that there was no significant damage to the bases and there is no threat to corporate clients.
As a reminder, reg.ru is an ICANN-accredited domain registrar and hosting provider. The company is registered in Moscow and serves more than 3300000 domains and offers registration in 750 international domain zones, as well as provides hosting, SSL, mail, VPS, and physical server rental services. It has 3.7 million customers.