Massive Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of Millions of Comcast Xfinity Subscribers

Massive Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of Millions of Comcast Xfinity Subscribers

Millions of Comcast Xfinity subscribers' personal data, including usernames, hashed passwords, names, contact details, last 4 digits of social security numbers, dates of birth, and secret questions and answers. The data was likely stolen after Comcast's systems were accessed without authorization in October. In a privacy breach notification, Comcast stated approximately 35.9 million user IDs were affected. Comcast disclosed it discovered suspicious activity on October 25 during a routine cybersecurity exercise and subsequently determined the unauthorized access was due to the Citrix vulnerability.


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Uploaded: 2023-12-20

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