chokichi22

I bought my own router. Can they still use it as a hotspot?

Well I saw this after contacting them. They verified that it was someone using my Xfinity login to access an Xfinity hotspot. I changed my password and turned on 2FA (yes, I should have had it on before). They seemed to believe that it wasn't me, but I don't really know. Now I get to go change all my passwords just in case. I don't think I have WPS on, but I'll double check.

Ah, good to know, but I'm not looking to torrent. Seems like having an IP address isn't good ground for Comcast/Xfinity to flag my account. What kind of proof would I need to provide to dispute the claim?

Ok then it would be worth it to prevent further incidents, and I'll contact them about disputing it. They gave me the IP address where the violation originated from and when I searched for its geolocation it was nowhere near me. Not sure how accurate those are though. I thought it was someone in the apartment complex or using my Xfinity hotspot login, but the only MAC addresses in my router are my devices. Xfinity also tracks the number of devices used for hotspots and those are also all accounted for. I changed my router and Xfinity passwords to be safe.

I got a DMCA violation warning from Xfinity for a torrent. I haven't torrented anything. I don't even have any torrent clients! Is it possible that someone spoofed my IP address for their torrent and now I'm taking the fall for it? Also would a VPN protect me from this kind of thing? Thanks in advance.