Carrier Account Lockout When Verification Phone Number Changes
A long-time AT&T customer became unable to verify their identity or reset a PIN after their phone number changed, leaving their account and a paid device inaccessible despite days of support contact. The pattern points to a systemic weakness in phone-based identity verification when a customer's number changes, though only one report is available.
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