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A hacking group by the name of NullCrew FTS has wreaked havoc today on Comcast servers. The company provides cable television, telephone service, broadband internet to customers in 40 states, and happens to be the largest cable company and home ISP in the U.S. It goes without saying that millions of people use Comcast’s various services, people who trust the company with their data, which now may potentially be at risk. The group has hacked into 34 Comcast mail services, and according to them, all fell to one single exploit.

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Comcast Servers Hacked, User Data Potentially At Risk original content from Ubergizmo.

According to the infamous “people with knowledge of its plans,” cable TV giant Comcast will move from renting video on-demand movies to selling them, in rumors reported by Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. Hollywood studios love pushing the digital sales of movies and have recently expanded efforts to release flicks early for purchase on internet services, weeks before they come out on disc. Any offering by Comcast will probably be similar to what’s already out there from stores like iTunes, Walmart’s Vudu and even Target, except that instead of just digital access through the Xfinity website and apps, viewers could watch movies right on their cable boxes as well.

According to the WSJ, the offering will not be tied to other stores using Ultraviolet authentication, at least at first, so any digital collections will have to start fresh — something that may not appeal to end users who could find access restricted if they switch service or move to a non-Comcast neighborhood. Verizon FiOS TV already sells movies to end users through Flex View, while Dish Network is mentioned as considering a similar move. One thing that could make Comcast’s dive into movie sales more interesting however, is if it follows up on a 2011 patent dug up by Fierce Cable, describing a Groupon-style method of adjustable prices that lower if more people rent or purchase first-run movies while they’re still in theaters. Unfortunately, what we’ll probably see is just another video store indifferent clothing, but we’ll know more once it’s officially announced.

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Source: Reuters, Wall Street Journal

Comcast recently made headlines by being one of the first major cable companies in the U.S. to do away with traditional bundles to give its customers three things they probably want the most: Internet, local TV channels and HBO. Just a few days later, Comcast is once again making headlines as their Xfinity TV Go app will be receiving an update that will allow their customers to watch TV on their mobile devices outside of their homes. (more…)

Comcast Xfinity TV Go App Will Allow Live Streaming TV Anywhere original content from Ubergizmo.

Fans of Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, The Wire, and Girls can finally get their HBO fix without being forced to subscribe to 15 different versions of MTV and other wallet-sucking basic cable networks. And it’s coming from an unlikely …