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Written by: Xu Shihao
2021-06-11 20:03
Last update date: 2021-06-11 20:03
Online payment platform AsiaPay (China Unipay) stated that the company's payment gateway may encounter potential credit card data leakage incidents.
The accident may have occurred between September 17 last year and May 2 this year.
The company stated that it has taken immediate action to hire a professional network security company to effectively control and investigate the incident; at the same time, it has strengthened security measures, including software upgrades, strengthened identity verification processes, increased network security resources, and strengthened internal training and management of the company.
Since the implementation of the measures, no new suspicious activities have been discovered since May 3; daily operations will not be affected, emphasizing that the security and protection of payment data has always been put in the first place; also that the incident investigation is still in progress, and more investigation results will be Announce in due course.
The company stated that it has reported the incident to relevant authorities and is promptly notifying businesses, customers and stakeholders that may be affected.
According to local media reports, AsiaPay sent e-mails to merchants, alleging that the platform had a potential breach of credit card account data, but the credit card customers were not notified.
Li Sicong, the head of the software company RedSo, told the Apple Daily that three of the company’s colleagues reported that the credit card had been stolen and the loss amounted to about several hundred pounds.
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