: The last four digits of Social Security numbers and secret security questions/answers. Legal and Financial Aftermath
The major security breach at Comcast's Xfinity subsidiary, which gained significant attention through discussions on platforms like , compromised the personal data of nearly 35.8 million customers . Occurring between October 16 and October 19, 2023, the incident remains one of the largest data exposures for a major U.S. internet service provider. How the Hack Happened : The last four digits of Social Security
: Even though Citrix released a patch in early October, hackers—including high-profile ransomware gangs—managed to exploit systems that had not yet been fully mitigated. internet service provider
Comcast to pay $117.5M over security breach - Fierce Network : The flaw affected Citrix NetScaler ADC and
The breach was traced back to a critical vulnerability known as (CVE-2023-4966).
: The flaw affected Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway devices, which are used for network optimization and secure traffic management.
Comcast's investigation, finalized in December 2023, confirmed that the following information was likely acquired: : Usernames and hashed passwords.