Hackers take over family's Cricket Wireless account, shut down phones and take over financial apps

All of one family's smartphones were taken over, including their banking apps, after their wireless account was hacked. Now, more than four months later, they're still trying to regain control of their digital lives. FULL STORY: abc7chicago.com/cricket-wirel...
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[@chrisdoe4999]

They heard crickets when they called them.

[@VapnFagan]

You have all this money and use Cricket? Really???

[@_Muel_]

Maybe they just don't wanna go through the scams that these postpaid companies put out there. Cricket is also one of the most expensive prepaid carriers out there to be fair. Can't really beat their multi-line discounts though, with 5 lines for $160/mo at the most. Why pay more than that when you don't have to, even if you do have money?

[@auditingchicago8804]

So if you have money why have prepaid? You get the same service or even better service with prepaid than post paid

[@k_e_e_z]

WHY TF DOES HE HAVE CRICKET IN THE 1ST PLACE

[@onn8166]

This isn't a cricket wireless unique problem you can be sim swapped using tmobile or any of the other big wireless providers.

[@devilmancrybaby2101]

@@onn8166yup

[@auditingchicago8804]

Maybe they want to save money? You get the same kind of service if you have prepaid

[@YourSecretIsSafeWithMe]

Don’t let this get you down or stressed out.

[@PhillipLemmon]

All y'all blaming cricket BUT...
THAT'S WHY I LOVE ANDROID!

[@laney880]

Why are criminals doing sim swaps in the first place?! It’s pointless in my opinion and really pisses me off that people do stuff like this! I really wish I could ask someone who does this stuff about why they choose to do it to begin with! It would honestly make life so much better if we knew! 😡

[@nwafiaemmanuel8754]

Yahoo boy never no this one oooh

[@Itishayleigh]

my phone was hacked and i lost my number and straight talk couldn't help

[@gemaggarcia101]

I had Verizon and it happened. Just like that….

[@YourSecretIsSafeWithMe]

This is happening everywhere! I will never get my Amazon account back. Verizon doesn’t care!

[@user-jm8el1rm6k]

Shame shame 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lhuynh731]

Don’t trust cricket company. My friend used that but signed out of that company for a good reason.

[@bionicwoman9884]

cricket is owned by att