Ransomware Infects 100K PCs in China, Demands WeChat Payment

Re:Ransomware Infects 100K PCs in China, Demands WeChat Payment by hkai on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @09:22AM (#18608381)

How is it done if every WeChat account has to be tied to a real life ID and vouched for by several established users?

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Re:Ransomware Infects 100K PCs in China, Demands WeChat Payment by fredley on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @09:29AM (#18608441)

Real life IDs can be forged/bought, multiples can be forged to verify others. There is no technical barrier to attacks on this sort of system, only financial barriers.

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Re:Ransomware Infects 100K PCs in China, Demands WeChat Payment by pixelperfect on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @10:37AM (#18609152)

I've heard this before but I created a WeChat account last week and didn't have to provide anything other than a phone number for a SMS verification code.

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Re:Ransomware Infects 100K PCs in China, Demands WeChat Payment by dangrover on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @11:50AM (#18609991)

In China, when you get a phone number, you have to give them your national ID/身份证. So anything you authenticate with a phone number could be traced back to you.

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Re:Ransomware Infects 100K PCs in China, Demands WeChat Payment by quadrature on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @10:44AM (#18609241)

I created an account last week and had to have my registration verified by an existing user who also had wechat pay enabled.

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