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Those carrying out the attacks have taken advantage of a feature of the smartphone apps called "auto top-up" which automatically added a pre-defined amount of money to your card when it drops below a certain figure.
In one attack, reported by consumer journalist Bob Sullivan, an Orlando woman had her balance of $34.77 (£23.93) wiped off her account before it auto-updated with $25 and then again with a further $75 after the hackers changed the auto top-up amount
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