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Comcast Xfinity Customers’ Addresses Partially Exposed
Security & Fraud // August 09, 2018

Comcast Xfinity, the cable company, exposed partial home addresses and Social Security numbers of millions of customers, reported BuzzFeed News. Citing Ryan Stevenson, a security researcher who found the security vulnerabilities, BuzzFeed reported that the data of more than 26.5 million customers was exposed. According...

Comcast And Fandango Enable Movie Ticket Buying Via Set-Top Box
Partnerships / Acquisitions // May 30, 2018

Comcast’s Xfinity unit and Fandango announced Wednesday (May 30) that they are giving movie fans the ability to find local show times and movie tickets via their television, thanks to an integration between the two. In a press release, Comcast said that with Universal Pictures...

Comcast Faces Fallout From Website Bug That Leaked Consumer Data
Security & Fraud // May 22, 2018

It looks like a flaw in Comcast’s website used for the activation of Xfinity routers can be exploited to harvest sensitive consumer information. According to reports, the purpose of the site is to make it easy for customers to set up their home internet without...

Comcast Launches Apple Pay Option For Xfinity Bill Payments
Apple Pay // April 21, 2017

Comcast has made an update to its Xfinity Bill Pay account management app so that it can soon start accepting bill payments via Apple Pay. According to 9to5Mac, Comcast says the new Apple Pay bill payment feature is rolling out over the next few weeks,...

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Comcast Reports Hack Exposed Data of Nearly 36 Million Xfinity Customers 

December 19, 2023
Comcast says hackers stole personal data from millions of customers during a recent breach. The data breach involved customers of the company’s cable and internet business Xfinity, Comcast announced Monday (Dec. 18). According to a news release, Xfinity had learned of a vulnerability from software provider Citrix in October, which Xfinity “patched and mitigated.” But during a routine cybersecurity exercise […]

Comcast Xfinity Customers’ Addresses Partially Exposed

August 09, 2018
Comcast Xfinity, the cable company, exposed partial home addresses and Social Security numbers of millions of customers, reported BuzzFeed News. Citing Ryan Stevenson, a security researcher who found the security...

Comcast And Fandango Enable Movie Ticket Buying Via Set-Top Box

May 30, 2018
Comcast’s Xfinity unit and Fandango announced Wednesday (May 30) that they are giving movie fans the ability to find local show times and movie tickets via their television, thanks to...

Comcast Faces Fallout From Website Bug That Leaked Consumer Data

May 22, 2018
It looks like a flaw in Comcast’s website used for the activation of Xfinity routers can be exploited to harvest sensitive consumer information. According to reports, the purpose of the...