The iPhone and app revolution has given rise to businesses that simply did not exist before, and the famous neobanks or fintechs are a good example of this. Banking entities that lack offices and relax procedures for an increasingly digital, open and moving world. Among these well-known applications is Wise, used to make transfers between countries and different currencies.
Wise hacked, affecting customer data
The digital world, however, has many advantages, Attacks and hacks are the order of the day
The hackers reportedly managed to get hold of a significant amount of data, but fortunately, Access data, personal documents such as ID cards or cards were not disclosed bank details associated with the Wise account. The company itself is warning its customers to take extreme precautions about receiving fake text messages or emails impersonating Wise, now that they have some of their information.
This is the data that Wise was hacked
- First and last name
- Phone number
- Home Address
The important thing is that there is no password leak, so they will not be able to access your account unless your password includes information about the hacked one. We are talking about passwords based on your last name, address or house numberetc. In this case, we recommend that you change the password and all passwords for the services in which you use it. To do this, you can rely on Apple’s password manager.
To do this, go to Settings > Passwords and check what password you had in Wise and if it matches any other app. Also, in this section you can find some very interesting information about how secure your passwords are and if any of them have been involved in another data breach.
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