Comcast hack reveals some Spectrum customers were open to security vulnerability
Following the discovery and subsequent fixing of a security flaw with Comcast‘s login portal earlier this month, it appears that Spectrum customers were also vulnerable to hacking through their internet service provider.
Security researchers Phobia and Nicholas “Convict” Ceraolo uncovered the issue, which allowed anyone to hack into Spectrum customers’ accounts without a password, BuzzFeed News reports. A customer’s IP address and a little social engineering could give hackers access to a user’s email, billing address, or phone number. (That is, with a user’s IP address, a hacker could contact customer service and glean other information about a user.) With that information, a hacker could gain additional information, such as log-in details or financial data, through an accurate-loo...