Time Warner Cable Warns Some Customer Email Addresses, Passwords May Be Compromised

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Time Warner Cable warned customers Wednesday that their personal information – including account passwords – may have been compromised.

The cable operator was notified recently by the FBI that some customer email addresses and account passwords might have been compromised, according to a notice issued Wednesday afternoon.

The compromise was not believed to be related to any Time Warner Cable systems or processes, and there was no evidence of a breach in Time Warner's systems, the company said. Time Warner Cable believes the addresses were previously stolen from non-Time Warner Cable sources and might have been sold, along with email addresses for customers of other providers.

Time Warner said it is working to reach out to the customers who might have been affected, and will advise them to change their passwords using a "strong, unique alternative."

Approximately 320,000 customers throughout the markets that Time Warner serves could be impacted, Time Warner said.