Comcast Xfinity customer data breach puts Social Security numbers at risk
A breach of Comcast's Xfinity customer data raised the risk that some customers' Social Security numbers had been exposed. A compensation process allowing claims of up to $10,000 was later announced under a $117.5 million settlement, with a claim deadline of 14 September 2026.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Comcast
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Risk of exposure of some Xfinity customers' Social Security numbers
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
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Exposed dataNational ID number
Timeline
- It came to light that the Xfinity data breach put some customers' Social Security numbers at risk of exposure.
- A claims process for compensation of up to $10,000 under a $117.5 million settlement was announced, with a claim deadline of 14 September 2026.
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