A very unpleasant scandal is shaking China these days, in which accounts play an important role Apple ID. They managed to exploit the savings of local users, who lost considerable amounts of money as a result. The paradox is that no one really knows how this could have happened.
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Fraudsters used the data of strangers Apple ID to log in to Ali payment servicespay and WeChat Pay, which customers had linked to their accounts. From these, the fraudsters then withdrew money for purchases in App Store. But the affected users, who had previously reported the data theft to Apple ID they didn't know, they noticed andalarmthe appropriate authorities.
It is not yet known how many users have been affected. So far, however, it looks like only users whose Apple ID were connected to the above-mentioned services. Information about the misuse of other similar services is not available at the moment. Since thieves have always used them in fraudulent purchases maxThe maximum possible amounts for a single purchase, with some unfortunate victims suffering damages of up to thousands of dollars.
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For now, unfortunately, no one knows how the credentials were k Apple ID stolen. Company spokesperson Apple pointed out the fact that people should use two-factor authentication that protects Apple ID against fraud. If all users had two-factor authentication active, theoretically no money leakage could occur. However, of course, there is also the possibility of a certain security flaw, thanks to which fraudsters could have access to the data for Apple ID easy access. However, since the investigation is at its very beginning, it is still too early to draw such conclusions.
inu, when someone pairs Apple ID with a third-party payment service, that's how it ends.