TikTok Influencers Are Wrong About Hackers Stealing Credit Card Information Over AirDrop

A new TikTok hoax is claiming that hackers can steal payment information through AirDrop, but that's not how AirDrop or tap-to-pay work.
8 hours ago
from: Lifehacker

AirDrop, Apple, iPhone, TikTok

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