China consumer group raps Apple after ID thefts

FILE PHOTO: An attendee uses a new iPhone X during a presentation for the media in Beijing, China October 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo

SHANGHAI: A Chinese consumer body has criticised iPhone maker Apple Inc over a recent data security issue which impacted a number of consumers in China who said they had suffered financial losses after having their Apple IDs stolen.

Apple said earlier this month that an internal investigation had found that a “small number of our users' accounts were accessed through phishing scams where two-factor authentication was not enabled”.