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Sunday, June 16th, 2024 12:28 AM

Unauthorized Remote Recording onto our DirecTV DVR

For the past week there have been unauthorized external recordings of various programs made onto our DIRECTV DVR.  We do not access DIRECTV via an app or any other means. We only watch DIRECTV on the TVs in our home. There are serial numbers listed on the recording and I have shared those with DIRECTV customer support. (Images attached below.) A security check seems to indicate that our account was not hacked and we have a four digit pin in our account that should prevent any unauthorized external access yet this continues. What is causing this and what is the resolution? We have been DirecTV customers for well over a decade (in two different states) and we’ve never experienced this issue.

ACE - Sage

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46.1K Messages

5 months ago

Do have neighbors nearby? Do you share internet or WiFi with anyone else?

ACE - Expert

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20.6K Messages

5 months ago

Someone setup a series manger for those shows, you need to delete them.

Community Support

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5 months ago

Hi, @Kathmhunt. We're sorry for the unwanted recordings. There's a possibility that the programs may have been recorded by another member of the house or someone else who has "shared access" to your router. We'll send you a DM to further investigate this. Maria, DIRECTV Community Specialist

ACE - Expert

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20.6K Messages

5 months ago

Is this a single family home?

7 Messages

5 months ago

Nobody in our home set up these recordings. We never watch these programs and we don’t use the app or access our recordings remotely. We record shows routinely and we know how to manage them. These recordings were set up remotely by someone else.

Community Support

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254.4K Messages

5 months ago

We'd like to help in any way we can. Please meet us in DM, so we can look into it. Maria, DIRECTV Community Specialist

7 Messages

5 months ago

We live in a single-family home and we have a secure router that is not shared with anyone else.

ACE - Expert

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20.6K Messages

5 months ago

Could you disconnect the DTV receiver from the internet for awhile after deleting the series to see if they return? 


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