Month: February 2014

Change your passwords: Comcast mail servers hacked

Change your passwords Comcast hushes about serious hack. On February 6, NullCrew FTS hacked into at least 34 of Comcast’s servers. It appears that Comcast, the largest internet service provider in the United States, uses Zimbra as an internal communications platform. NullCrew exploited an unpatched security vulnerability, CVE-2013-7091, to gain access to usernames, passwords and other sensitive details from Comcast’s environment. Comcast customers have not been not told to reset their passwords. But they should. Steps to change password: Go to https://customer.xfinity.com/users/me/update-password   Sign in with your current email and password   Comcast will ask you for your current password and for your new password   Remember:  Password Requirementsa) 8-16 charactersb) Include at least one letterand include numbers or special characters like !”#$%&’()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~ Must not containyour first name,last name, User ID or UsernameDo not include spaces    Hit Save and you’re done.(You might be asked to re-enter the new password on your smartphone or other programs as well)