German hosting provider Domain Factory experienced a data breach which has exposed customer data. An unknown threat actor posted claims of managed to compromise the firm's systems and access information. Customer names, numbers, physical addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth were included in the breach, alongside account passwords, bank names, and account numbers, such as IBAN and BIC. Domain Factory is not only suggesting that customers change their account credentials, but also MySQL, SSH, FTP, and Live disk passwords as their websites may also be compromised due to the data leak.

The forums of the hosting business Domainfactory were shut down by hackers who claimed to have compromised its infrastructure through messages they posted. The corporation requested clients to reset their passwords after informing them of the data leak. Along with outside experts, the corporation is looking into the attack and has reported it to the data protection authorities. After noticing the peculiar statements the hackers had posted on the boards, the German media source Heise made the hack public.