The "Bondee" social app, which focuses on creating 3D virtual avatars for interactive communication, has attracted a large number of young people to download, and became popular in Taiwan during the Spring Festival this year.

(Photo taken from Google Play Store)

The main social app "Bondee" can create 3D virtual avatars, arrange personal outfits and exclusive nests, and interact with friends. Many young netizens are looking at downloading, sharing, and joining friends to invite links. It quickly became popular during the Lunar New Year this year. At present, it has been downloaded more than one million times on the Google Pay platform, and it has even jumped to No. 1 on the list of most popular free download apps. No. 2 and No. 1 on the download list of social apps.

In addition, the Apple App Store platform ranks fourth in the list of social apps.

Unexpectedly, a few days ago, some users, including those from Singapore, Malaysia, and Taiwan, posted Po articles on Dcard, Twitter, and Tiktok platforms that after downloading the "Bondee" app on their mobile phones, there was a security loophole suspected of credit card fraudulent swiping. Discussions and doubts about the app's information security also made the app's download enthusiasm fade away.

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In this regard, Singapore Metadream, which is in charge of operating the "Bondee" App, issued a statement on its official IG account to refute it and stated that downloading and registering the "Bondee" App is currently free of charge, and users need to provide their mobile phone number for account verification and enter their date of birth to create In addition to the personal 3D virtual avatar, there is no requirement for users to provide credit card or financial information, so it is impossible to collect users' credit card information.

For some netizen Po articles claiming that the app has exposed a security loophole in credit card fraud, Metadream sternly refuted the claim that the rumor is false and false news.

According to a report from Channel News Asia in Singapore, after Metadream issued an official statement last Friday, some netizens have issued an apology for the previous Po article accusing the "Bondee" app of security vulnerabilities. The victimized user's allegation calls for relevant evidence.

In order to protect the rights of users, Metadream further stated that it will take necessary actions to curb the rumors of false information about the "Bondee" App.