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eUKHost hacked by Pakistani hacking team UrduHack

Hacker gained access to Webhosting firm eUKHost's billing system. According to The Register report, the Pakistani hacking team 'UrduHack' is one responsible for the security breach. The company post a notification about the security breach on April 28.

"Although the method of the compromise remains unclear, we can confirm that an administrator level login was compromised and an IP address added to an allow list to allow a successful login."

As the result of this security breach, the firm moved its billing system to a new server and changing the encryption algorithm used for both staff members logins and client data.

"After deeply investigating the server this breach occurred on we wish to reiterate that there is no evidence of data being copied or accessed on a wide scale."John Strong , Managing Director at eUKhost Ltd said.

"However, we still encourage clients to change their passwords. Those who are found to have a working password as per our billing system will have their password automatically changed and forwarded onto you. "
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