Security News > 2020 > June > Hosting Provider’s Database of Crooked Customers Leaked

A hacker has leaked online the database of the largest free hosting service popular with cybercriminals, the result of a breach that took down the service earlier this year, according to a published report.

The database apparently was stolen on March 10 from the hosting service, operated by Daniel Winzen, a German software developer.

March wasn't the first time the now-defunct Daniel's Hosting service came under attack.

Daniel's Hosting rose to popularity among site owners seeking strict anonymity after a 2017 attack by the Anonymous hacker collective on Freedom Hosting II, which at the time was a popular hosting provider for cybercriminals.

It's not currently known why Daniel's Hosting was targeted in March, although the hacker who posted the files online, KingNull, has claimed also to be a part of the Anonymous group and shared responsibility for the Freedom Hosting II attack.

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