Dev Accidentally Left Payment Gateway in Test Mode for a Month, All Student Payments Were Fake
Tegadesigns · x · 2026-11-08
A developer fixing a school-business portal accidentally switched the payment gateway from LIVE to TEST mode. For a full month students kept paying, but no real money came in. The owner didn't notice, assuming low revenue meant students hadn't resumed — until she checked the dashboard. The developer has since gone silent.
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