Apple said on Tuesday that the 'minor' Chinese user's Apple ID was stolen and the account was stolen for payment.
Earlier, media reports said that hundreds of Chinese users' Apple IDs were hacked. Hackers use phishing scams to attack accounts. The so-called phishing is a common practice of stealing information through misleading emails or links. Users are not enabling double-level authentication on their account.
According to informed sources, CNBC revealed that Apple did not find any signs of damage to the company's system when investigating fraudulent transactions.
Apple said in a statement: 'We regret the inconvenience caused by these phishing scams. We proactively identify suspicious activity and contact affected customers. We strongly recommend that all users enable two-tier authentication to Prevent unauthorized access to their accounts. '
3. Previously, CCTV Finance exposed the Apple Pirates.
Recently, many mobile phone users across the country reported that they had stolen the Apple payment. At present, the number of people who have been stolen is expected to exceed 700. The reporter found in the investigation that the large-scale stolen brush and Apple and Alipay The opening of the secret payment function is closely related.
The technology giant whose user information has been leaked is not only Apple.
Last Friday, Facebook revealed that September hacking allowed attackers to get millions of phone numbers and email addresses.
The company said in a blog post that hackers used their 400,000 accounts to get access tokens for 30 million Facebook user accounts. These tokens allow users to log in to their Facebook profile without entering a password.
Facebook said that among the 30 million affected users, 14 million users were hacked. The information includes name, contact information and sensitive information (gender, relationship status, search history and recent login location). The name and contact information of 15 million users have been stolen. Currently, Facebook has reset access tokens for all of these users.