GoDaddy Inc.
The FTC settled charges that GoDaddy misled customers about the extent of its data security protections and failed to secure its website hosting services against attacks that could harm customers and visitors to their sites.
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- Registrations
- In the Matter of GoDaddy Inc., et al. (FTC case 2023133, settled 2025)
- Jurisdictions
- United States (federal)
Security promised, security not delivered
The FTC settled charges that GoDaddy misled customers about the extent of its data security protections, and separately that it failed to secure its website hosting services against attacks that could harm both its own customers and visitors to those customers’ websites.
The two halves matter differently. The first is a claim made to buyers about what they were getting. The second is the underlying failure that made the claim untrue, and its reach extends past the paying customer to anyone who visited a site hosted on the service.
What is not established
The only supplied document is a one paragraph case page summary. It does not describe the specific representations made, the attacks in question, the period covered, the number of customers affected, or any monetary relief, so none of that appears here. A settlement resolves allegations without any admission or finding of wrongdoing.
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- Enforcement action May 21, 2025
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First recorded May 21, 2025 · Last updated May 21, 2025