Wireless carrier, which also owns the brands Straight Talk and Total Wireless, says the issues have been addressed
Drew FitzGerald
Attackers have commandeered thousands of TracFone customers’ phone numbers in recent weeks, forcing new ownerVerizon Communications Inc.to improve safeguards less than two months after it took over the prepaid wireless provider.
TracFone offers prepaid wireless service under several brands, including Straight Talk, Total Wireless and its namesake brand. Some customers of Straight Talk said they found their phone lines suddenly disconnected around the December holidays.
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