News Forum - Shopee stops all bank payments after hackers steal from customer in Thailand

[Thaiger]

E-commerce platform Shopee announced a permanent end to purchases made by bank payment starting today onwards. The decision comes after a customer in Thailand was hacked via Shopee and lost tens of thousands of baht from a bank account linked to the app. The hackers allegedly use the Shopee app to get into bank accounts and transfer money out without even needing to enter an OTP (one time password). The victim said he lost almost 50,000 baht just from having his bank account details linked to the Shopee app. He said he didn’t even make any purchases. After he spoke […]

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[Faz]

One reason, whether Shopee. Lazada or whoever, I always select 'pay on delivery'.

[Mandy]

12 hours ago, Faz said:

One reason, whether Shopee. Lazada or whoever, I always select 'pay on delivery'.

I do now! I had a notification on my phone saying a transaction in Nova Scotia had been declined due to the wrong date entered on my card, Nova Scotia, never been, I live in Thailand, they had my name and correct card number, I'd just ordered and paid by card for something coming from S Korea on lazada  Cancelled the card and now do only cash on delivery!! Coincidence, maybe....

[thingamabob]

Very worrying. One can only hope that the authorities will find a way to prevent this kind of thing happening. Problem is, whenever people order anything over the internet they have to provide a lot of personal information.

[Soidog]

1 hour ago, thingamabob said:

Very worrying. One can only hope that the authorities will find a way to prevent this kind of thing happening. Problem is, whenever people order anything over the internet they have to provide a lot of personal information.

The same is true if you buy over the phone or in a shop and pay by card. I use a charge card supplied by Mastercard for any credit card transactions. I usually keep £100 on the card and top up as needed. That way, if anyone steals the card details, the most I can loose is what’s on the card, often well below £50.