One of the largest US broadband providers investigates breach

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• Crimson Collective claims to have stolen PII on 1M+ Brightspeed customers, including names, emails, phone numbers, and partial payment data
• Brightspeed has not confirmed the breach, saying it is investigating reports of a cybersecurity event
• The company, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, operates fiber broadband across 20 states and serves millions of premises

One of the biggest fiber broadband companies in the United States, Brightspeed, is said to be investigating a potential breach and data theft affecting more than a million customers.