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Tiger
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21st May 17 at 16:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Someone rang up EE and managed to report my mums phone as being lost and had her sim cancelled. How is it possible that someone got through the security questions, or are there any security questions?

Caused loads of hassle for her and I wondered how it was even possible?

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Ian
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21st May 17 at 16:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Might also be someone else phoned up legitimately but the person who was doing the job typed in the wrong number, hence security was already passed for a different person. Guessing.
Tiger
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21st May 17 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah I guess so, also had her credit card account hacked too in the same day but phone and credit card are both from different accounts?
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22nd May 17 at 11:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Perhaps some sort of virus/dodgy app on the PC/phone thats sending out the data without her knowing?
Tiger
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22nd May 17 at 14:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by sxibeast
Perhaps some sort of virus/dodgy app on the PC/phone thats sending out the data without her knowing?


I don't think she's got any apps, she's not a techy at all.
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23rd May 17 at 13:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hasn't logged onto something like a 'free' wifi hot spot or anything? They aren't always very secure and its easy for someone to set up a mock one to look legit.
Tiger
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23rd May 17 at 15:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
She wouldn't even know how to to be fair, she's not fussed about using Internet on her phone when out and about, only at people's houses.
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24th May 17 at 08:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That could be it then, a not very secure router and someone creaming off the data.

Or access has been gained to emails to emails where information could be stored? There's a horrendous amount of phishing scams going around at the moment.

 
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