Can someone steal my card info from Apple Pay?

Can someone steal my card info from Apple Pay? Ugh, the thought makes me want to throw my phone in the lake! Seriously, it's terrifying. I mean, it is technically possible, right? I remember reading somewhere – maybe it was a news article, or maybe it was just some random forum post, I can't even remember – about someone getting their info stolen even though they used Apple Pay. So it’s not like it's impossible. That totally freaked me out.

It probably mostly happens if you're being a total idiot, like using public Wi-Fi for online banking, which, let’s be honest, I've done. Once, at that awful coffee shop downtown, remember? The one with the perpetually broken espresso machine and that weird smell? Yeah, that place. I was checking my balance... stupid, stupid, stupid. Since then? No way. Public Wi-Fi for anything remotely sensitive is a hard no for me. It feels like walking through a minefield blindfolded. Like, what if someone's just sitting there, sucking all your money up through the airwaves? It's insane!

The whole idea of someone just reaching into your digital wallet and helping themselves... it's such a violation, you know? It's not just the money, it's the feeling of having your privacy invaded, the lack of control. That's the scary part. I mean, they could buy, like, a thousand tubs of ice cream with my money. A thousand tubs! That's a lot of ice cream. And that would make me so mad. So yeah, I'm super paranoid about it now. I'm always double-checking my statements, being extra careful. Maybe a little too careful... but better safe than sorry, am I right?