There is no comfortable way for an organisation to learn that its website is leaking customer data but one of the most alarming must surely be getting that bad news from a journalist.. This is what appears to have happened to US communications giant Comcast Xfinity, which has had to patch two significant web vulnerabilities after Buzzfeed News learned of the issues from researcher Ryan Stevenson. The link for this article located at Naked Security/Sophos is no longer available. . Recent investigations revealed that Comcast Xfinity's online platform is exposing user information through critical vulnerabilities, necessitating swift remedial actions.. Comcast Xfinity, Data Leak, Web Vulnerability, Customer Data, Data Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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