Netregistry swoops on Distribute.IT

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.zdnet.com.au/netregistry-swoops-on-distributeit-339317311.htm

By Luke Hopewell
ZDNet.com.au
June 23rd, 2011

The Netregistry Group has stepped in to acquire Distribute.IT after a 
recent hacking attack on the latter that saw thousands of customer 
emails and websites lost forever.

Distribute.IT fell victim to a hacking attack last week so violent that 
customer data, emails and websites hosted on four of its servers were 
deemed by experts to be unrecoverable. Distribute.IT told customers this 
week that 4800 domains and accounts had been affected by the hack.

Netregistry said in a statement today that it will look to provide 
assistance to Distribute.IT customers to get back on their feet during 
the acquisition process.

"We all have a great deal of sympathy and concern for the consequences 
to Distribute.IT staff, management and customers of this unfortunate 
incident. It is important to us that all Distribute.IT customers know 
the extent of effort to which Distribute.IT have gone to rectify the 
damage," said Netregistry CEO Larry Bloch.

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