Itunes app store accounts hacked and purchases made over $600

[sansaman]

EDIT: This is a repost from the Apple section. I put it here to get it out the public faster.

I strongly suggest removing your credit cards and changing your password. Developers have hacked accounts and are making purchases in excess of $600.

http://mashable.com/2010/07/04/itunes-accounts-hacked/

http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/07/...-store-hacked/

http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/07/...e-hack-itunes/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/20049...y_reports.html

[Shiksa]

They dont need to hack them....twice recently, never having used the iTunes store before, but wanting to download some apps for my iPhone, I didn't want to use my regular credit card so i just want to Loblaws and purchased a $25 Visa card--any visa card. I used it to get into iTues, purchased about $23 worth of stuff and was happy.
2 weeks later I needed to update something, went into iTunes ad it told me I owed them that $23....not knowing why i went back to Loblaws for I was unable to find the other card ( Seems my hubby had spent it....Apple deducted the $23 and then reversed it a few days later so he had the full $25 used up.

So i went and purchased a second card but this time i got a higher amount and went into iTunes, paid off the $23 and then bought more. Well wouldn't you know it, a few days later i foud out that the same thing happened and now i understand they dont accept regular Visa cards but anyone can go in with one and use it and if they dont ever have to buy from iTunes again then they never have to pay it back.
So these guys would only need to hack if they need to go into iTunes several times + on the same account.

[Lochlan]

If it is a hacked, call your Credit Card company and get it reversed.

Has happened to me twice, once from a store on Queen St (well a crooked employee), and once when I ordered off eBay from Hong Kong.

Not worth losing sleep over. It is easy to remedy.

[bubble.tea]

Welcome to what...2001? IT's called ZERO LIABILITY. If your CC doesn't provide this policy, I suggest it's time you get one that does. Simple.