JThorson Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Hey everyone, So I was told my sister's htc phone was hacked and apple pay was put on it. Does anyone know how that is possible to get apple pay on a non-apple phone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kineticman Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Not a chance at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericdabbs Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Some person that is feeding you a bunch of cow manure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaferz Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 As he others have said - not possible. Not even the same operating system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flompholph Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 It is possible if she downloads apps from outside the store that those apps can download other things. Just because an app says it's apple pay and looks like apple pay does not mean it is apple pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThorson Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 It is possible if she downloads apps from outside the store that those apps can download other things. Just because an app says it's apple pay and looks like apple pay does not mean it is apple pay. She didn't download Apple pay though, that's the interesting thing. Though I bet she downloaded some malicious software and that is how a hacker got access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overstew Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 She needs to factory reset her phone. As long as the bootloader is locked, a factory reset should do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_dog007 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Are they sure it isn't Android Pay? Might have been pushed to the phone by Google/HTC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joski1624 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 It also might be a malicious app disguised to look like and perhaps function like Apple pay. It probably wouldn't be very effective being called something like "Android or apple pay financial credentials stealer ". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahecht Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) You were told by whom? Most likely case is that Google Wallet automatically updated to Android Pay, which will happen on any phone with automatic updates enabled in the Play Store. It happened on the HTC EVO 4G LTE, HTC One M7, HTC One M8, and HTC One M9 in my household. Edited March 24, 2016 by ahecht Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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