Easily.co.uk claims to be one of the biggest UK - based web - hosting companies , with over 100,000 client worldwide . It prides itself on having “ 100 % UK based operation ” with all “ customer service staff trained and based in - house . ” “Once the security of the nuts and bolts of the internet is put at risk, we will have much bigger challenges to face.” The company was caught out last week after customers started receiving emails written poorly in English that warned their domains may have been breached . Easily.co.uk was asked if the warnings were a phishing attack , as the company had not mentioned any names , however various domain lists of the company had been hacked , and it had , unfortunately , decided not to say anything . The company has now contacted and warned its clients , assuring them that no account details , addresses or personal information had been taken .
Easily.co.uk claims to be one of the biggest UK - based web - hosting companies , with over 100,000 client worldwide . It prides itself on having “ 100 % UK based operation ” with all “ customer service staff trained and based in - house . ” The company was caught out last week after customers started receiving emails written poorly in English that warned their domains may have been breached . Easily.co.uk was asked if the warnings were a phishing attack , as the company had not mentioned any names , however various domain lists of the company had been hacked , and it had , unfortunately , decided not to say anything . The company has now contacted and warned its clients , assuring them that no account details , addresses or personal information had been taken .