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Scott Younker

Massive data breach hits 230,000 Comcast customers — names, addresses and social security numbers exposed

PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 18: A view of the Comcast offices on August 18, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Comcast Corporation, headquartered in Philadelphia, is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses: Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast is also a limited partner with venture capital firm Comcast Ventures and is the majority owner of the sports and entertainment company Comcast-Spectacor.

A recent court filing by Comcast is claiming that over 230,000 customers' personal data was affected by a data breach of a third-party debt collector that serves on behalf of Comcast.

The filing, spotted by Engadget, revealed that 237,703 customers were hit by the hack.

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