28-02-2019 22:04 via theverge.com

Comcast set Xfinity Mobile PINs to ‘0000’ by default, leaving customers vulnerable to hacks

Comcast left customers of its Xfinity Mobile phone service vulnerable to hacks and identify theft by setting the default PIN codes of its accounts to “0000,” making it easy for malicious third parties to steal customers’ identities. The vulnerability was pointed out by one user who wrote in to The Washington Post to describe “a tech horror story,” which Comcast then confirmed.The hacked user, from California, told the Post he had his phone number hijacked and trans
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