ๆฏไปๅฎ๏ผๆฃๆตๅฐ้จๅ่นๆ็จๆทID่ขซ็ๅนถๅบ็ฐ่ต้ๆๅคฑ โ Tencent Tech
What happened: Alipay detected that certain Apple users have had their IDs stolen. The company published an announced on its official Weibo account October 10 to warn users who have tied the payment method to Appleโs paid services of the risk of ID theft and material losses. The announcement recommends users to reduce automatic payment limit without PINs to services including App Store, Apple Music, and iCloud, and said that they are investigating Apple. The Alipay announcement also warns that WeChat payment and credit cards added to Apple ID could also face malicious unauthorized uses.
Why itโs important: The case brings new challenges to regulations and safety of digital payment services. Before the formal investigation is completed, itโs too early to say if the breach is purely Appleโs responsibility, according to Alipay. Users who bought Alipayโs account safety insurance reported that the loss they are suffering this time would not be covered. So far, WeChat and banks released no announcement or warning on the issue. As China is becoming the worldโs largest cashless country, user rights protection has a long way to go.
