AppleInsider

Comcast's Xfinity Mobile simplifies phone number theft with default '0000' PIN

In what appears to be a heinous oversight, Comcast set the default PIN code for all Xfinity Mobile customer accounts to "0000," opening the door to phone number hijacking and, in some cases, identity ...
Business Wire

Xfinity Mobile Phone Finder Helps Customers Find Their Lost Mobile Phone Using the X1 Voice Remote

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast today announced the introduction of Phone Finder, a new feature that enables Xfinity Mobile customers to search for and locate their mobile phone in their home ...
TechSpot

Comcast accidentally published 200,000 phone numbers of Xfinity customers

WTF?! Comcast has done it again - the company says it accidentally published the personal information of 200,000 customers, including names, addresses, and phone numbers. Affected customers have been ...
The Denver Post

Xfinity mistakenly releases contact information for nearly 200,000 unlisted customers

A Comcast service vehicle is seen parked on July 13, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Nearly 200,000 Xfinity customers nationwide who pay for their phone numbers to remain unlisted or unpublished ...
9to5Mac

Xfinity irresponsibly using 0000 as default PIN, hacker steals customer’s phone number and buys a Mac

In the latest episode of consumers affected by tech companies’ security flaws, Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile wireless service was found to be setting customer PINs by default to 0000. As reported by The ...
Ars Technica

Comcast set mobile pins to “0000,” helping attackers steal phone numbers

A bad security decision by Comcast on the company's mobile phone service made it easier for attackers to port victims' cell phone numbers to different carriers. Comcast in 2017 launched Xfinity Mobile ...