A few months ago, I reported what seems to be a Register.com account phishing email. This morning, Bill Sweetman from Name Ninja reported a similar type of phishing email. The difference with this reported email is that it is targeting GoDaddy account customers. I presume there may be similar emails targeting customers of other domain registrars, so if you see something similar, it is most likely an illegitimate phishing email.

With domain registrar account phishing emails, the sender tries to get people to click a link to a website they control that asks for account information (or may possibly download malware) from a domain name registrant. Once a hacker has the account holder’s login credentials, they may be able to make changes to the account or even hijack / steal domain names from the account. Oftentimes, they are able to do this without the domain owner even knowing, making it even more problematic.

To reduce the chance of this happening to you, I recommend adding the highest level of security at your accounts. This includes two factor authentication and additional account or domain name locks to prevent unauthorized transfers. In addition, you want to use different passwords (and logins) at different registrars, and you should not click on links within marketing or other emails from registrars unless you are certain the email is legitimate.

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GoDaddy is gearing up for the grand opening of the GoDaddy Global Technology Center in Tempe, Arizona. The grand opening celebration will take place tomorrow, and there will be tours of the facility as well as an “unorthodox ribbon cutting” ceremony.

The Center is billed as a collaborative work environment, and it will be home to 1,100 employees (engineers, developers, corporate staff, and consultants). Over the past year, the company hired 200 employees to work in its  Tempe location, and I am told the company intends to hire an additional 250 employees to work in the new building in the next year or so.

Here is how the company describes the Technology Center:

“The specially-designed workplace is a two-story, 150,000 sq. ft. facility featuring employee-amenities like: a fitness area, yoga room, game center, indoor climbing wall and go kart track, plus outdoor basketball and sand volleyball courts, as well as a soccer field, eco-friendly features and a giant slide from the second-floor office area into a full-service kitchen with on-site chefs.”

GoDaddy headquarters is