Comcast Email Hacked: Webmail security issues, comcast.net site is back up
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It seems the importance of using a very strong password for emails is a must because the hacking of Comcast email service shows security issues. Many users do not understand obviously how important it can be, even though internet service providers (ISPs) like Comcast using some of the most advanced email security solutions, wonders never cease to amaze because hackers can and will get through.
I have visited www.comcast.net this morning and it seems the site is down with a message on the homepage saying This Site Is Under Construction and Coming Soon but thankfully it is back up and running again, oops so no chance for you to go to Comcast net sign in to login. We all when going to a service like Comcast and other email providers that they use cutting edge email security appliances, but the whole truth of the matter is that much of the Web’s infrastructure is hacked together legacy equipment. In simple terms it is fair to say users should protect themselves from having their online identity compromised, the bottom line is that users should change their passwords frequently and then maybe this hacking problem may ease a little.
Let me say now that anyone using this service that has had the same password for some time now should really consider changing it, the current problems with Comcast web email security solutions proves that it’s vital for us to protect ourselves with effective online caution. Word of warning for those wanting to change passwords, DO NOT use birthdates, pet names or even family names, USE mixed up letters and numbers even down to using uppercase and lowercase characters. I would recommend you changing passwords once a month to be on the safe side,
You should be changing passwords weekly, but even security freaks don’t do it that often. Once or twice each month is really not sufficient, but it’s a lot better than nothing. It’s a simple email security solution that will help you avoid the problems that Comcast email users are having right now.
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Yeah, I agree. Change your password, make it something cryptic. I wouldn’t even bother with ISP email. If you change ISP’s from year to year like I do, you’ll want something more like gmail….or gmail hosted ( gmail with your own domain ).
What the hell does comcast.net being down have anything to do with their email security? You do realize that the two have nothing to do with each other right? Changing your password every week or two is insanely stupid. It is the equivalent of changing your locks on your door every few weeks. You aren’t actually any safer but it might make you feel good.
It’s not stupid when the DNS servers are being redirected to the hackers site.
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20555206-Comcast-hacked~start=220
Most definitely. Your email should stay constant and not associated with your ISP. It’s like the option of a new pair of shoes over changing your social security number. You also don’t get stuck with an oudated domain like sbcglobal.
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What the hell does comcast.net being down have anything to do with their email security?
nothing, other than the attacker stealing the password you’ve used for years from any number of sites you’ve used it at, then figuring out easily you use the same password for everything, including bank and email.
But I invite you to keep the same password for years, you deserve to be congratulated on your unwavering choice in the face of mounting evidence, and you have moved to the front of the ‘most likely to have their identity stolen through easily preventable means’ line. Well played!
http://www.comcast.net is not back up. Right now, if you visit that url, you get “comcast.net search”, a page that looks an awful lot like Google. Many of the links don’t work, and I have found no way to get to the comcast.net I was using yesterday. I don’t think they were hacked – I think something is going on internally.
Maybe someone was supposed to load the new search engine to http://www.comcast.net/search, and accidentally uploaded it to http://www.comcast.net, and is now getting a major ass chewing…
certaindoom – exactly my point. Just because you changed your password last week and mine may be 2 years old, the hacker would have an equal chance at getting both of ours. Your new one is no more secure than my old one. Don’t kid yourself.
And no I dont use the same password for multiple sites. I use unique, strong passwords for every site I am registered at. You can pretend you are more secure because you waste your time changing yours every week but you remain just as vulnerable as me.
Email doesn’t have any of the attributes that you’d actually like. It was built in 1982 and hasn’t changed at all since then. It will take something other than SMTP to jump the curve an create something that’s more than text messaging insecurely on the web.
Point of disclosure I forgot above: I’m the Experience Czar for Sendside Networks.
It’s not stupid when the DNS servers are being redirected to the hackers site.
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20555206-Comcast-hacked~start=220