Comcast data breach: 616K accounts exposed
Severity: high · Patch status: no-fix-needed · Since 2016-02-08
In November 2015, the US internet and cable TV provider Comcast suffered a data breach that exposed 590k customer email addresses and plain text passwords. A further 27k accounts appeared with home addresses with the entire data set being sold on underground forums. Exposed data: email addresses, passwords, physical addresses. The breach dates from Nov 8, 2015; Have I Been Pwned loaded it on Feb 8, 2016.
What to do
- If you had a Comcast account, change its password and the password of any other account that reused it.
- Turn on multi-factor authentication wherever it is offered.
- Check whether your addresses are in this breach at https://haveibeenpwned.com.
- Expect targeted phishing that quotes the leaked details; verify any unexpected contact out of band.
Sources
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