After a preliminary investigation, the company said that no user information or money held in Tenpay ewallets was stolen. Users in China use Tenpay to purchase goods and services from right inside the app. Tencent in a blog post wrote, “A security flaw was recently discovered affecting iOS users only on WeChat version 6.2.5. This flaw, based on an external hack attempt, has been repaired and will not affect users who install or upgrade WeChat version 6.2.6 or greater, currently available on the iOS App Store.” It provided some “important points about the situation,” which are given below: The British police during the end of August had cautioned regarding a scam on WeChat that tried to fool users into buying online shopping credits or purchasing gift cards in exchange for offline sexual services. It is troubling to know that there is no scarcity of posts and videos online about how to hack WeChat accounts. Last month, CNBC had reported that mobile messaging apps including WeChat were being used for malicious intentions that was letting hackers to “steal sensitive information and send it back to a remote server.” We reached out to WeChat and they stated that, A security flaw, caused by an external malware, was recently discovered affecting iOS users only on WeChat version 6.2.5. This flaw has been repaired and will not affect users who install or upgrade WeChat version 6.2.6 or greater, currently available on the iOS App Store. Here are some important points about the situation.
