ICANN computers compromised by hackers

The nonprofit organization that looks after name and internet domains has been hit by a spear phishing hack that has compromised company data, reports The Register.

ICANN – or the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers – revealed the breach on astatement on its website this week. It appears that the attacks began last month, and seemed to originate from ICANN servers in order to fool the employees targeted. “The attack resulted in the compromise of the email credentials of several ICANN staff members,” the organization explained.

ICANN computers compromised by hackers