Comcast has confirmed that hackers exploiting a critical-rated security vulnerability accessed the sensitive information of almost 36 million Xfinity customers.
Xfinity, Comcast's cable television and internet division, became the latest CitrixBleed victim, the company confirmed in a notice to customers on Monday.
The company says for an unspecified number of customers, hackers may have also accessed names, contact information, dates of birth, the last four digits of Social Security numbers and their secret questions and answers.
The notice doesn't say how many Xfinity customers have been impacted, and Comcast spokesperson Joel Shadle declined to say when asked by TechCrunch.
In a filing with Maine's attorney general, Comcast confirmed that almost 35.8 million customers are affected by the breach.
Comcast's latest earnings report shows the company has more than 32 million broadband customers, suggesting this breach has impacted most, if not all Xfinity customers.
"We are not aware of any customer data being leaked anywhere, nor of any attacks on our customers," said Shadle in an email to TechCrunch.
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