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Stolen Apple IDs behind thefts of users' money, says China's Alipay

The breach has affected users of both Alipay and Tencent Holdings Ltd's WeChat and some users lost up to 2,000 yuan ($288)

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Reuters Beijing
Ant Financial’s Alipay, the operator of one of China’s top two mobile payment apps, said hackers have taken an unknown amount of money from accounts using stolen Apple Inc IDs and the issue remains unresolved despite reaching out to the US giant. 

Alipay said in a post on its Toutiao social media account on Wednesday that users who have linked their accounts using Apple IDs should lower transaction limits.

“Alipay has contacted Apple many times...and the issue has not been resolved,” the post said.

The breach has affected users of both Alipay and Tencent Holdings Ltd’s WeChat and some users lost up to