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technology2 years ago

"Xfinity Data Breach: Millions of Customers Impacted, Company Faces Consequences"

Xfinity, owned by Comcast, revealed that hackers gained unauthorized access to personal information of nearly 36 million customers due to a software vulnerability provided by Citrix. The breach, which affected close to 35.9 million user accounts, exposed user names, passwords, contact information, account security questions, birthdates, and the last four digits of social security numbers. Xfinity is urging customers to reset passwords and use two-factor authentication, but claims no customer data has been leaked or attacked. Comcast has not yet filed a report with the SEC regarding the breach.

via WXYZ 7 Action News Detroit|
#cybersecurity#data-breach#personal-information
technology2 years ago

"Xfinity Data Breach Exposes Millions of Customers' Information"

Xfinity, owned by Comcast, revealed that hackers gained unauthorized access to personal information of nearly 36 million customers due to a software vulnerability provided by Citrix. The breach, which affected close to 35.9 million user accounts, exposed user names, passwords, contact information, account security questions, birthdates, and the last four digits of social security numbers. Xfinity is urging customers to reset passwords and use two-factor authentication, but claims no customer data has been leaked or attacked. Comcast has not yet filed a disclosure with the SEC regarding the breach.

via WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm|
#cybersecurity#data-breach#personal-information
technology2 years ago

Massive Xfinity Data Breach Exposes 36 Million Customers' Information

Xfinity, the Comcast-owned telecommunications business, announced that hackers accessed customers' personal information by exploiting a vulnerability in software used by the company. The breach, which occurred between October 16 and 19, affected nearly 35.9 million people. Information including usernames, hashed passwords, and partial Social Security numbers was likely acquired. Xfinity is requiring customers to reset their passwords and is recommending two-factor authentication. The breach is still under analysis, and Xfinity has not found evidence of customer data being leaked or attacked. The company has not yet filed a report with the Securities Exchange Commission regarding the breach.

via WGN TV Chicago|
#cybersecurity#data-breach#personal-information
technology2 years ago

Apple Releases Emergency Security Updates for iPhone, Mac to Address Actively Exploited Vulnerability

Apple has released a Rapid Security Response update to patch a software vulnerability in its Safari WebKit browser engine that could allow arbitrary code execution. The bug, catalogued as CVE-2023-37450, may be actively exploited in the wild. Users are advised to update their iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices to iOS 16.5.1, iPadOS 16.5.1, and macOS Ventura 13.4.1 respectively. This is the tenth zero-day vulnerability that Apple has patched this year.

via Gizmodo|
#apple#ios#macos
cybersecurity2 years ago

US Government Agencies and States Impacted by Global Cyberattacks

Several US federal government agencies have been hit in a global cyberattack exploiting a vulnerability in widely used software. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is providing support to affected agencies. It is unclear if the hackers responsible for the breach were a Russian-speaking ransomware group that has claimed credit for numerous other victims in the hacking campaign. The hacking spree has also hit major US universities and state governments, adding pressure on federal officials to combat ransomware attacks. The episode highlights the widespread impact that a single software flaw can have if exploited by skilled criminals.

via CNN|
#cisa#cyberattack#cybersecurity