Comcast’s Comedy of Errors: How a 13-Day Delay in Patching a Citrix Vulnerability Led to a Mega Breach
Comcast’s ‘Better late than never’ approach to the Comcast Xfinity Citrix Bleed Vulnerability left a cybersecurity hole for 13 days, allowing hackers a joyride. Breezing past usernames and passwords, they accessed sensitive data of 36 million customers. A case of ‘Better early than late’, Comcast?
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Comcast seems to have taken the "Better late than never" adage a bit too seriously. Despite knowing about the high-severity Citrix vulnerability, they waited a whopping 13 days to patch their network. And guess what? Hackers had a field day, making off with sensitive data of over 36 million Xfinity customers. Now, who wants to explain to Comcast that in the world of cybersecurity, it's usually "Better early than late"?Already a member? Log in here