Comcast Data Breach
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
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Affected Accounts:
616.9 thousand
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Breach Occurred:
November 2015
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Added to HIBP:
8 Feb 2016
Recommended Actions
Change Your Password
If you haven’t already changed the password affected by this breach, do so immediately on every account where it was used.
Enable Two-Factor Authentication
Wherever 2FA is supported, add an extra layer of security to your account.
Get Aura for identity theft and credit protection. Keep your assets safe with fast fraud alerts, instant credit lock, and $1,000,000 identity theft insurance. Speak to a U.S. based fraud specialist 24/7.
Try Aura
Use a password manager to generate and store strong, unique passwords for all your accounts. 1Password helps protect your data with industry-leading security.
Try 1Password