Multiple users reporting that their Paypal accounts, linked to iTunes, hacked and charged with thousands of dollars. “I just got hacked for $1,000 worth of software, videos and music,” tweeted one victim. “My account was charged over $4,700. I called security at Paypal and was told a large number of iTunes stores accounts were compromised,” another user said. “My iTunes account just got hacked and someone made about $700 worth of purchases. I contacted Paypal and they said Apple has gotten so many attacks since June, they can barely keep up with reporting them all,” one more user posted on Facebook. Victims had most likely fallen for an iTunes e-mail scam, rather than being targeted via a flaw in iTunes or Apple servers. “iTunes is always working to prevent fraud and enhance the password security of all of our users. But if your credit card or iTunes password is stolen and used on iTunes we recommend that you contact your financial institution and inquire about canceling the card and/or issuing a chargeback for any unauthorized transactions. We also recommend that you change your iTunes account password immediately,” Apple said in a statement.
Last month, users saw unauthorized charges in their credit cards when a developer used multiple charges through iTunes to boost sales of his iOS applications.
Source: BBC
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