Jul 6 2010

UPDATED: Apple comments on iTunes fraud – dev banned, change your password

iTunes account hacks Vietnamese book apps

Apple has responded to that bizarre incident over the weekend involving a glut of Vietnamese, copyright-infringing book apps rocking to best-seller status on the backs of hacked iTunes accounts.

The developer Thuat Nguyen and his apps were removed from the App Store for violating the developer Program License Agreement, including fraudulent purchase patterns.
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Jul 4 2010

UPDATED: iTunes accounts being hacked, used to cheat App Store?

iTunes account hacks Vietnamese book apps

It looks like there’s been a sharp rise in iTunes accounts being hacked. We don’t have any solid information on this yet, but when it comes to security TiPb believes in warning first, worrying about the details later. Engadget points to a link between the hacks and the rise in popularity of some Vietnamese book [...]

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