Fiber broadband giant investigates breach affecting 1M users
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Brightspeed investigates claims that hackers allegedly stole data from over 1 million customers after Crimson Collective threatened to release sample records.
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At this point, Brightspeed has not confirmed a breach. However, the company says it is actively investigating what it calls a potential cybersecurity event.
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