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Random Apple Pay Charges Affecting iPhone Users in Hungary
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So we have similar reports from Hungary, Germany and Lithuania by now?
"Hungarian news sites say that banks are being slammed with requests for help, and that it appears to be a problem on Apple's end."
How so? This sounds like some bank hack to me. And why only Hungary? If this is Apple facing why not the rest of Europe.
How so? This sounds like some bank hack to me. And why only Hungary? If this is Apple facing why not the rest of Europe.
Some users in this thread have already mentioned experiencing the same issue in another country.
A good example of “don’t rely on 3rd party payment mechanisms”. Things can go wrong already with your 1st party bank…
As you can see, it's enough:
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For managing all that stuff - including file transfer to/from Windows - i use Documents from Readdle.
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my apple account and subscriptions are still in USD and App Store region has not been changed to Hungary so I guess I'm safe.
Stealing these tokens from apple is way more serious than a "simple" glitch with the payment processing.
Every country has a different store. It's more plausible that there is a problem at Apple's end instead of thinking that dozens of banks are hacked in Hungary plus Revolut, but they only charge their Hungarian clients.
News - Hungarian Banking Association
"Based on the information available so far, the transactions concerned relate exclusively to past or current subscriptions or purchases with erroneous technical repetition. Purchases or cash withdrawal transactions on physical terminals are not affected."
I started getting charges yesterday on my wise card, I froze the card immediately, and contacted wise and apple. Apple said they didn't see any transactions on their end, but since they got so many reports they are investigating. Wise said, since I previously used my card at apple they don't see it as fraudulent, and I should contact apple first. Then today, I got yet another charge on my already frozen wise card. Unbelievable! Now apple and wise are playing ping-pong again with my money.
As you can see, it's enough:
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I also have 1TB Onedrive from Office 365 and GoogleDrive, so plenty of room available.
For managing all that stuff - including file transfer to/from Windows - i use Documents from Readdle.
Well, you are outsourcing it with MS and Google. 😋
If they don't appear in Apple's purchase history then it means the card was used outside of the Apple Pay mechanism.
As the actual issue seems to be nothing to do with Apple Pay anyway, and more an issue with App Store subscriptions being taken in error, I would guess your issues are elsewhere.
Just checked my purchase history and my bank account. I luckily haven't been ripped off.
I have a similar issue. An unrecognized charge on my Apple Wallet (iphone & ipad), but not showing up in my card issuer (AMEX Germany). The “purchase” was done in Brazil where I am at the moment. I talked to Apple and they couldn’t tell me where this notification came from. I thought Apple engineers were more competent. Disclaimer: I haven’t used the credit card (apple pay) in Brazil.
Or it is just a bug or exploit it doesn't mean that it is not Apple fault, weirdly no other provider have this problem atm.
I'm not excited for customisation at all.
I want iPhones and iPads to be uniform and simple devices for the end-user.