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Thursday, July 9th, 2026 1:57 PM

Primary Xfinity Account Stuck in Automated Password Reset Loop (Every 2–4 Days at :50 Past the Hour)

Hello Xfinity Support Team,

I need help with an issue that requires escalation beyond Tier‑1 support. My primary Xfinity account is stuck in an automated password‑reset loop that appears to be triggered by a backend security process.

Here are the exact symptoms:

  • The password on my main Xfinity account is forcibly reset every 2–4 days

  • The reset always occurs around :50 past the hour, which indicates an automated backend process

  • This behavior began suddenly on May 30 and has continued consistently

  • Only the main Xfinity account password is affected — our individual email passwords are not

  • No devices, recovery emails, phone numbers, or login methods have changed on our end

  • We have the same 5 devices we’ve used for a few years  now

  • There is no suspicious activity on our account

  • We have already contacted support multiple times, and the only solution offered was “change your password again,” which does not resolve the underlying issue

This is not a user‑initiated reset and is not caused by compromised devices. It appears to be a backend security flag, identity mismatch, or corrupted account metadata that is causing your automated system to repeatedly force password resets.

I need this escalated to the Digital Security Operations Team so they can:

  1. Review backend security flags on my account

  2. Clear any corrupted identity‑verification or risk‑assessment metadata

  3. Remove any automated password‑rotation schedule that has been incorrectly applied

  4. Confirm that my account is no longer tagged as high‑risk or compromised

Please have an Xfinity Support employee reach out so I can provide the necessary account details via Direct Message. Tier‑1 support cannot resolve this issue.

Thank you.

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Official Employee

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3 hours ago

Hello @user_dkyyqb, thank you for taking the time to leave a post. Sorry you’re dealing with this repeated password reset issue. I can understand how frustrating and concerning it would be to have your primary Xfinity account password forced to reset every few days, especially after you’ve already contacted support multiple times and the issue continues. We appreciate you providing the detailed timeline and symptoms, including when this began, how often it happens, and that only the main account password is affected. That information is very helpful. You can report these issues to our Customer Security Assurance team at this link: https://spa.xfinity.com/help/network-abuse?faq=report-online-harassment.  Please let us know if you have additional questions. 

Visitor

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I already spoke to that group.  All the person had me do was reset my password and in 2-3 days I received the same message from Xfinity that our password needs to be reset...again. :-(

Also...My forum username field is locked.  Please unlock it so I can update it so I don't post as "user_dkyyqb". 

Visitor

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Thank you for your response by the way but could you send the details of this post to that team so that I don't have to go through all this again, on the phone?  I don't think they understand what I am trying to communicate over the phone.  I need some way to send this post to a group that can actually fix this problem, not just continue to have us reset our account password and remain in this loop.  I think this needs to be escalated to the next level for support, whenever I call in I seem to start back at level 1 and there doesn't seem to be any kind of log or ticket set up so they can reference the issue I have dictated multiple times and is not fixed.

Visitor

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That link you sent is not helpful, it is just some silly FAQs none of which relate anyway close to our issue and then a 1-800 number which as I explained above puts me back at the beginning of the issue trying to explain it (from the start, as I have attempted multiple times already) over a delayed phone line w/o any resolution.

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@user_dkyyqb Our CSA team is the department you would need to speak with again as they handle password issues. When can you call 1-888-565-4329 to speak with that team? 

 

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At this time we are unable to change the username to include any personal information such as last names. Please send us a message to address your username in private.

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