Wallapop has been hacked
The second-hand app Wallapop is widely used on iOS devices. It is a benchmark among Shopping apps and, therefore, we are not surprised by what has happened to it since, being an app so widely used and with so much data, it is something that can happen.
Specifically, the application has suffered a security breach and has been hacked The app itself says the following when accessing: «For security reasons, we have proceeded to restart your Wallapop account . The reason is that we have detected improper access on our platform, which has forced us to take measures to protect your data."
This Wallapop hack has been able to expose all the data of its users
These measures have been to close, from all the devices in which the session has been started, the session of all the users. Users who logged in using their Google or Facebook. accounts have also been logged out.
The first indication that something is wrong
The solution to this is to follow the instructions that the app offers us when accessing. Thus, we will see that our session has been closed and the app will indicate that we have to change the password, redirecting us to its website to do so. The system itself will prevent you from using the old password.
Once the password has been changed, we can access it again by logging in to the service to use it normally. From the social networks of the app they assure that this is the best way to solve the security problem.
The full message of Wallapop in the app
They also ensure that they have no evidence of fraudulent use of user data, although the extent of the improper access is not clear and whether it is possible that user data is in the possession of third parties. It's still too early to say, but we hope that more security measures will be taken.
