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IPhone 11 security breach on Xfinity mainframe - unauthorized by customer sim numbers inserted
On Friday, May 24th, someone was able to enter sim numbers on the Xfinity system, pairing those numbers to my two Iphone 11's and taking control. I received no notification and there was no authorization. After contacting a dozen Mobile Repair sites, spending 20 hours on the phone over three days with them - and Fraud Dept. -no one has been able to resolve the phone function. One site was able to restore access to our email and text as well as the Xfinity Site. While Xfinity acknowledged they allowed the sim numbers to be inserted, Xfinity appears to not know how to remove them and restore our phones function to make and receive calls. At an Xfinity Store I finally offered to just pay myself to upgrade both phones to Iphone 15's. I was informed that would not resolve the problem as it would not change the IMEI numbers. The Store Agents actually acknowledged I might have to drop Xfinity Mobile and return to Verizon to restore my service. I have been with Comcast/Xfinity for 24 years and moved from Verizon to Xfinity Mobile in May of 2023. I find it hard to accept that Xfinity knew of this security breach in December of 2023, but failed to implement a patch or contact Iphone 11 owners. While it is obviously and Apple product, I find it hard to accept Xfinity has not developed a robust fix for their Mobile Repair Contacts to repair these attacks. Also, knowing a potential problem existed, why aren't stores provided a protocol to handle customers other than to tell them go to another Service.
XfinityDena
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6 months ago
I do want to thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to reach out through our Forums Channel @bw012. I can tell you have not had the best experience and I assure you I am here to do everything I can to turn this around. We appreciate your signing up to be a part of the Comcast family, and I want to be sure we can get everything figured out for you with your service. Please send me a Direct Message with your name and service address so that I can fully dive into this for you! I will leave you instructions on how to initiate the message with us! I look forward to working with you soon!
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- Click the "Direct Message" icon (upper right corner of this page)
- Click the "New message" (pencil and paper) icon
- Type "Xfinity Support" in the to line and select "Xfinity Support" from the drop-down list
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- Press Enter to send your message
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