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Data Breach Snags Personal Information Of Over 200k Comcast Subscribers
Some 237,703 Comcast subscribers had their personal information hacked in a breach the company said was discovered this summer by a former contractor.
FBCS also told Comcast that it couldn’t afford to provide notices or credit monitoring protection to individuals impacted by the incident. It recommended customers better protect their Xfinity accounts by signing up for two-step verification, and remain alert for unusual or suspicious emails or telephone calls. A vulnerability by one of its software providers, Citrix, exposed usernames and hashed passwords and, for some customers, names, contact information, the last four digits of social security numbers, dates of birth and secret questions and answers.
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