Comcast-owned Xfinity has suffered a major data breach, affecting more than 25 million of its customers.
This intrusion not only demonstrates a risky and expanding practice among hackers, but it has also greatly increased the vulnerability of millions of US-based individuals.
In certain cases, the situation is actually a lot worse than one may believe.
According to editor of Scamicide.com, Attorney Steven Weisman, this data breach is significantly dreadful for customers since threat actors were able to access the last four digits of social security numbers of the affected individuals.
The first five numbers could easily be figured out by the hackers, as they are based on the owner's residential address and the location where the card was issued.
Due to this particular issue of rather uncomplicated identification of social security numbers, the government had started randomizing the numbers in 2011.
They introduced their malware in the software that Xfinity bought, rather than really hacking into Xfinity.
In the recent times, these types of data breach are becoming more common.
People ought to routinely check their credit scores and freeze their credit.
About Xfinity Xfinity is a US-based telecommunications business segment, owned by Comcast Corporation, used in marketing consumer cable television, internet, telephone, and wireless services provided by the company.
Xfinty, before being established in 2010 was operating under the common-label of Comcast, where the aforementioned services were marketed.
This Cyber News was published on www.cysecurity.news. Publication date: Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:43:04 +0000