Xfinity Notifies Its Customers of Data Breach Linked to Software Vulnerability

Xfinity Notifies Its Customers of Data Breach Linked to Software Vulnerability
Signage for Xfinity, the cable division of Comcast, is displayed in Philadelphia on July 15, 2015. Matt Rourke/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—Hackers accessed Xfinity customers’ personal information by exploiting a vulnerability in software used by the company, the Comcast-owned telecommunications business announced this week.

In a Monday notice to customers, Xfinity said there was unauthorized access to internal systems as a result of this vulnerability—which was previously announced by software provider Citrix—between Oct. 16 and 19.