Hacked the week of March 20, 2023, the Vinted application announced its measures for members who were victims of the fraud.
“My account was hacked on Saturday. €1,600 in all!“, laments Cyndirella59 on the Vinted forum. For the past week, there has been panic among the vinties. And for good reason: fans of the second-hand Vinted application have now all heard of the piracy what happened to the platform. This is an article from Parisian, published on March 23, 2023, which alerted the general public. The daily describes the modus operandi of the fraudsters: “Users receive an SMS or a phone call mentioning a four-digit code necessary to change their contact details on Vinted (…) Then, some of the victims are recipients of an email announcing the change of their contact details. It is already too late, because the cybercriminals have already taken control of their account and collected the fruits of their sales“Other users.ice.s note, for their part, that their bank details have been changed by hackers. For Vinted, there is no doubt: “the connection information used (usernames, passwords) was obtained from data consulted outside the platform and not linked to Vinted“. In addition, the Lithuanian application certifies to its regulars that: “credit card details are not fully visible when accessing the account.”
Will the victims be compensated?
“I’m very afraid of not seeing my money again“, worries Cyndirella59. However, Vinted wishes to reassure the victims of hackers: “Affected members will be eligible for compensation for lost money from their Vinted wallets., says the platform. The application launched in 2008 claims to have taken action as soon as it became aware of the fraud, which it believes has since been brought under control. The next step: get closer to the members concerned to “restore access to their account and advise me to ensure the security of their account and their identifiers“, details the application.”We want to assure our members that we take safety and security on the platform very seriously and that our teams are constantly mobilized to detect and counter new fraud schemes.“What can reassure users.ice.s?