The Registry of domain names with the suffix [.gr] and [.el] was attacked and the service just sent a notice to all interested parties.
Below we quote the announcement of the attack as we received it via email.
The Registry of domain names ending in [.gr] and [.ελ] suffered an attack against its information systems. This attack is part of a more general attempt, at an international level, to negatively affect the operation of Internet Name Registries. The investigation of the incident did not reveal any evidence of data leakage of a personal nature.
As Registry of .gr and .el Domain Names was trying to ensure the integrity of its data and protect the recipients of the internet names, it immediately changed the domain name authorization [.gr ] and [.el].
Additionally, as a preventive measure of protection, but also more generally for the convenience of the beneficiaries, we inform you that soon the procedure to change the authorization codes of domain names [.gr] and [.el].
If you wish to announce the new password or change it, you can contact your registrar.
At the moment we don't know more information as the Greek Domain Name Registry chose to leave us in the dark. We'll keep an eye on it theme and we'll let you know about anything new that comes up.
However, according to the announcement, there does not seem to be any evidence of any leakage of personal data.
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