Windows 8 News Windows 7 Showcase Windows Phone News  
Item

More App Store hackery may be afoot

Published in Microsoft News by Oscar with 1,014 views

Last weekend there were reports that iTunes and the App Store had been hacked. However, it turned out that a developer had used other users' iTunes accounts to buy his apps repeatedly, quickly moving the apps up the App Store sales ranking. It now appears that another developer, WiiShii Network, has started doing the same thing. Ars reader Harper Reed contacted us to detail the problem. His account was used earlier today to purchase 34 of WiiShii Network's apps without his permission, for a total of $168.

Read More at Arstechnica

 
Additional Coverage
Published One year ago at ProNetworks
Published One year ago at TechBlog
Published One year ago at Engadget
 
Free Computer Magazines and eBooks