Comcast Asks 200,000 Customers To Reset Passwords

(RTTNews) - Cable giant Comcast has asked 200,000 of its customers to reset their login information, following a suspected security breach. However, the company denies that it was hacked.

CSO, which specializes in security and risk management, said a post on the Dark Web claimed to sell some 590,000 Comcast user emails and passwords for $1,000. Of these, only some 200,000 were reportedly active.

It is not easy to access Dark Web publicly. The user needs to have special software to reach it. But it is becoming a prominent marketplace for cyber crimes such as user information sales.

The active accounts that were affected were possibly Phishing victims. It is likely that the login information was exposed when they mistakenly installed malware on their systems. It is also possible that the information was made available during previous data breaches.

Meanwhile, Comcast is sure that none of their systems or apps had been compromised, and is playing the better safe than sorry card.