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Emma Roth @ The Verge 1 place · today 12:02 EDT

Data breach leaks SSNs of over 230,000 Comcast customers

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge


A data breach has exposed the names, addresses, social security numbers, and birthdates of more than 237,700 Comcast customers. The breach stems from a security incident at Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS), a debt collection agency Comcast previously used, according to a filing with the state of Maine on Friday reported by Bleeping Computer and TechCrunch.
FBCS revealed that it had suffered a breach in February, exposing the sensitive infor

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