verified2015-11-08

ComcastComcast breach

comcast.net · 616,882 records compromised

Records
617K
Breach date
2015-11-08
Domain
comcast.net
Data classes
3

Description

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 classes· 3

Email addressesPasswordsPhysical addresses

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Sourced from Have I Been Pwned. Aggregate metadata only — no PII. Curated by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.