If you’re a Comcast customer, your data may have been compromised, including sensitive personal information.
Comcast, alongside several other big corporations, has recently suffered a devastating data breach. According to reports, it’s possible that hackers got their hands on the data of up to 36 million Comcast Xfinity customers, meaning the company’s cable television and internet department. Although the company is pretty tight-lipped about it, the data breach occurred over two months ago. Here’s what we know and what you should do to protect yourself.
The hackers were able to access those masses of customer information through a vulnerability known as “CitrixBleed.” It’s found in Citrix networking devices that Comcast and other huge corporations use. The exploit was initially discovered in August and appears to have been used in cyberattacks on not just Comcast but also many other companies, including Boeing.
Since the vulnerability was first spotted in August, it took until early October for Citrix to release a patch.
