Posted on 12/29/2023 8:40:45 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man
Xfinity internet users may want a refund and a new service provider after reports of an October security breach involving customer data were recently made public.
This includes “names, contact information, last four digits of social security numbers, dates of birth and/or secret questions and answers” of some customers, according to Xfinity. Users are urged to monitor their credit reports and potential fraud or identity theft using the three major credit agencies, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
Some customers received an email about the “data security incident” at around 5 am on December 29.
CBS News reports,
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We do .... they’re about to go bye bye. No more cable for us & not just because of this security breach.
All cable/internet companiesd are woke. But having delt with four of them, T-Moblie has the best customer service and most transparent pricing in my experience. Unless you live in the Pacific and can get DOCOMO-Pacific
They tell everyone to change their passwords. 2 months after it happened,
Yeah, we did that now we aren’t getting any email. I’ve changed my 5 times now. It obviously isn’t a working solution.
Small tech firm, Walacor, can mitigate this sort of attack and the accompanying pr, and stock price hits…the way I read it they have superior encryption and log protection management. Blockchain based or some such…
“Just In” ten days ago...GP a bit late with their clickbait:
https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/19/comcast-xfinity-hackers-36-million-customers/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/xfinity-hack-customers-usernames-passwords/
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4205097/posts
Thanks! We’re moving to a rural area (neighbors are cows!) so our options are limited.
All electronic systems are eventually compromised.
Changing passcodes frequently will help limit exposure. Using different passcodes for each application will help limit damage.
Constant monitoring of banking records and any type of online merchant order system is essential. The fewer of these you have, the better.
Eventually, you will get bitten. Quick detection will limit or may even reverse losses.
If it is extremely rural look aT Starlink. It is on the expensive side buT, I have a friend in rural Montana who swears by it, rather than at it.
Thanks again! I have relatives in the area & they swear often AT whatever they have ... I’ll check into your suggestion.
I have a very sound reason to believe that Spectrum just sold or gave away all there customers email addresses. In any case they did not protect them. Scammers got them all directly from Spectrum somehow.
“I have a very sound reason to believe that Spectrum just sold or gave away all there customers email addresses. In any case they did not protect them. Scammers got them all directly from Spectrum somehow.”
I was at Charter/Spectrum years and sat at the Spectrum planning table. The gross incompetence and corruption was rampant. When I moved to Florida I made sure I used AT&T instead of Charter.
I had AT&T fiber and loved it. Moved, and choices were Xfinity or Windstream DSL, which was no choice. In the meanwhile, Windstream Kinetic fiber has become available. I am very tempted to switch.
Lovely. We have Xfinity. Hate it but had no other option in our rural area.
they were too busy transmitting data from the Chinese spy balloon, to worry about protecting their customer’s i.d.
Information Security is an illusion. If you have online accounts, consider your information (known as PII - personally identifiable information) compromised. If not today, in time.
Protect yourself with identity protection services. Subscribe and pay for it yourself. Don’t wait to get the notice and a one year free subscription to a cheap, inadequate service.
I do, but I don’t care.
The reason being is that I FROZE MY CREDIT years ago after the Experian hack.
Everyone needs to to this.
It’s simple and typically free.
Them no one can take any type of credit or loan out in your name.Even YOU.
You could get a Starlink.
I believe it is $500 plus $50/month.
That is what all the peppers are now recommending.
For Comcast, the choice is Business class service. A far different experience than Xfinity.
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