Re: Apple's faith-based security taking a hammering

[Joel Esler <joel.esler () me com>]

On Sep 13, 2011, at 5:17 AM, Jeffrey Walton wrote:

> http://news.techeye.net/security/apples-faith-based-security-taking-a-hammering
>
> For the last year, hackers have been able to crash through Apple's
> faith-based security and spend other user's cash, and Jobs' Mob has
> been unable to stop them.
>
> The first reports were in November 28, 2010, when a user moaned on an
> Apple support forum that someone had spent more than $50 of his iTunes
> Store credit on iPhone apps. His home address was replaced with an
> address in Towson, Maryland... The list of complaints has gone to 700
> posts with a hacker, or hackers able to spend iTunes gift card credit
> without permission.
>
> While Apple has been refunding some of its users, it has not given
> cash back to others, but acknowledged no wrongdoing or iTunes
> hacking.... However Apple will only refund money once, and customers
> that are hit for a second time are being told to go forth and
> multiply.

Protip:  Use better passwords.


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