Up to 40,000 users could be affected by the hacking of oneplus

This week the news about a possible hack in the OnePlus online store was jumping. Several users had received strange charges after having paid by credit card on the brand's website. Apparently there was something wrong with the platform that handles credit card payments. So OnePlus has temporarily removed that option. Now, the brand already recognizes the hack.

Up to 40, 000 users could be affected by the hacking of OnePlus

Apparently, a malicious script would have been introduced on the payment page. In this way, the credit card data of thousands of users could have been obtained. Since it is rumored that there could be up to 40, 000 people affected by this hack.

If you've ever bought a phone from @oneplus, I suggest you cut up your credit card. Mine's been used to buy a few hundred quid's worth of stuff #creditcardfraud pic.twitter.com/KYgtb3wEmx

- Peter Smallbone (@PeterSmallbone) January 19, 2018

Hacking the OnePlus website

According to the company, the code was injected in mid-November, when the OnePlus 5T hit the market. The script acted and sent information from the user's browser. Luckily, it has already been removed and the servers have been quarantined. Although a security audit is being carried out looking for failures and to check that everything is fine.

It is estimated that there could be 40, 000 users affected by this hack on the web. For those users who have paid with PayPal or have a credit card saved, there is no problem. Although, in any case, if you have seen a strange movement in your account, you should contact [email protected].

The security problem is huge for the company. Luckily, it seems that it has already been solved, at least for now. But, we hope that they will take additional steps, because this should not happen to a brand like OnePlus today.

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