Security & Fraud

    Quick Response to a Compromised User/Device

    The VoIP Help Page Team·2 min read·Last updated: March 14, 2026

    **Scope:**

    The following steps will allow you to quickly response if a user/device is suspected to have been compromised.

    Requirements:

    Access to Manager Portal (Reseller and Higher)

    What to do if a user/device credentials are compromised.

    1. 1
      Set user permission to Deny All
    2. 2
      Log in to the Manager Portal and navigate to Domains
    3. 3
      Navigate to Users and click the affected user
    4. 4
      Under the Profile tab, scroll down to Dial Planning and set Dial Permission to Deny All, and click save
    5. 5
      Re-create the user device
    6. 6
      While you're in the user profile, click the Phones tab, make notes of the Mac Address if it's a hard phone deviceModelRecord Calls setting, and Name.  Click Delete next to the affected device
    7. 7
      Click add phone, Enter the Phone Suffix you noted as name, select Record Calls setting and click Add button.  If this is a hard phone, select the model device, Set the Record Calls setting , andenter the MAC address and click Add.
    8. 8
      Reset Manager Portal Password and Voicemail PIN
    9. 9
      Go to Users -> Select the affected user -> Advanced
    10. 10
      Click Force Password Reset
    11. 11
      You may now revert the dial permissions back to what they were, and this user will be all set.

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