Comcast

What Happened

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.

Compromised Data

Email addresses
Passwords
Physical addresses

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Breach Overview

  • Affected Accounts:

    616.9 thousand

  • Breach Occurred:

    November 2015

  • Added to HIBP:

    8 Feb 2016

Recommended Actions

Change Your Password

If you haven't changed your Comcast password since 2015, do so immediately.

Enable Two-Factor Authentication

Add an extra layer of security to your account.

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