Comcast: Data Breach Affected 237,000 Broadband Customers

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2024 - Comcast, the largest internet service provider in the U.S., disclosed a data breach on the computer systems of a vendor that affected more than 237,000 of Comcast’s broadband customers. 

The breach, which began on Feb. 14, 2024, and was discovered by the vendor and reported to Comcast, was  disclosed by a representative of the company in a public letter on the web site of the Maine Attorney General. The breach involved vendor Financial Business and Consumer Solutions, a third-party debt collection agency.

The security incident occurred at FBCS and not at Xfinity or on Comcast systems, said the data breach report.