Comcast Used ‘0000’ as Default PIN for Xfinity Mobile Customers, Leaving Them Vulnerable to Hacking

Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile service used “0000” as a default PIN for all of its mobile customers, which left them vulnerable to hacking attempts, identity theft, and more. Comcast’s decision to use simple default PINs for all of its customers came to light in a “Help Desk” article from The Washington Post included one Comcast customer’s tech horror story. Larry Whitted, an Xfinity Customer in