Starbucks App Canada News: Hackers Draining Bank Accounts Via Starbucks App


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It was reported this past Monday that hackers have been breaking into Starbucks accounts of unknowing customers and stealing money from their bank accounts, credit cards and PayPal accounts. This break-in issue is largely due to the lack of security on the Starbucks app, which can gain automatic access to your bank account and credit card through auto-reload and reloading gift cards.

The company has had problems with the app’s security measures in the past, as just last year it was discovered that they had been leaving their passwords open to viewing in plain-text.

Starbucks says that they have not been hacked, and that most of the hacking that has been happening recently can be attributed to password’s not being strong enough. The people who have recently been hacked have actually come forward and said that they’re passwords were not all that ‘unique’. Starbucks recommends that you use both upper and lower case letters, as well as a combination of numbers and symbols so as to keep your password better protected.

Starbucks hasn’t said whether they would be updating the security system on the Starbucks app, so as to prevent any future instances of hackers gaining access to your account, but it is still rather early to tell if they will change that statement.

Click here to learn more about the hackers breaking into Starbucks apps.


2 responses to “Starbucks App Canada News: Hackers Draining Bank Accounts Via Starbucks App”

  1. Crystal says:

    This happened to me. Somehow they can use gift cards on your app and reload them and print them off. Starbucks refunded my $300. The crook made 3 $100 gift cards. I lost $18 in exchange. No longer use their app.

  2. Anthony says:

    Starbucks already updated their app some time ago to address the plain-text issue (which only affected access on the device itself, not over the Internet). If people use low quality passwords to protect their payment details, they should expect this to happen sooner or later. The only way to defend against this is to use unique, complex, passwords. There are several applications that can help with managing this, I would personally suggest 1Password, especially if you are an Apple device user.


















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