cPanel Inc. which has manufactured and sells the famous softwares managements cPanel and WHM servers, announced a infringement of its database held over the weekend.
The data stolen are not about the end user but the providers, either Companies or individuals, who resell its products at retail.
Η cPanel Inc. reports that names, contact information, and passwords were stolen. The codes were encrypted.
"Although the current passwords are stored after salt and encrypted, we speed up the transition of our passwords to stronger encryption, in order to minimize the inconveniences. In order to secure the system, it will force all users with outdated password encryption to change their passwords, ”said Aaron Stone, Director of Internal Development at cPaneI Inc.
The company announced its customers about the violation via a blog post but also sent them emails. Credit card details were stored on another server.
If you are dealing with the resale of cPanel and WHM, it's a good idea to change your password immediately.